The theme of this book is basketball and brotherhood. It's also about how winning isn't everything. The main character, Joshua, has a twin brother, Jordan. They both love basketball. Their lives are great, until this girl shows up. Soon, their dad gets ill and dies. Joshua learns that winning isn't everything. The negative parts of this book are when people gossip. The positives are forgiveness and love. I would recommend this to free-verse poetry overs in grades 3 and up.
Kelly M., 6th grade