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Adam Reed discovers that basketball is more than a sport—it is a passport to a new life. His prowess on the court takes him from an orphanage in Poland to the care of a loving adoptive mother in Minnesota. As Adam joins a select AAU team, he is surrounded by top players in the state, confirming that the game is his ticket to a better future: new friendships, love, and hope for the life he hopes to build.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Geoff Herbach
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