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Langston Holiday is forced to move with his no-nonsense mother into the gritty public housing projects of Poindexter Village, better known as The Vil, after his father abandons them. Without any assistance, his mother is determined to make a man out of Langston--and she's doing a pretty good job. By the end of his senior year, Langston is one of the best high-school basketball players in the nation. That's when he makes the biggest decision of his life: to forgo college and enter the professional ranks. When word hits the streets about Langston's success, his newfound wealth stirs up plenty of envy in the projects, sparking a wave of unthinkable drama and crime. He's being relentlessly pursued by Toy Daniels, a has-been athlete who's determined to sign Langston to his newly formed sports agency. Langston's best friend, Jalen, becomes involved in shady dealings with people who are known for nothing but trouble, and his girlfriend, Tori, is quickly becoming fed up with Langston's wandering ways. Suddenly, Langston doesn't know who he can trust. This gripping novel from bestselling author Franklin White realistically depicts the pitfalls of basketball stardom, when large amounts of money fall into the hands of people who've never known anything but poverty and struggle.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1601622120
ISBN13:9781601622129
Release Date:March 2010
Publisher:Kensington Publishing Corporation
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.4" x 8.1"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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4.5 Stars - Start Of A Good Series
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
First Round Lottery Pick is about a high school senior named Langston, "L", Holiday, from the inner city of Columbus, Ohio. L is a star basketball player with potential to go straight to the NBA from high school. The only catch is that if he signs with an agent and doesn't get chosen in the NBA draft he is also not eligible to enter college on a basketball scholarship. L has decided to enter the draft without an agent so that he has a backup plan for college if he can't get into the NBA. L has a good idea but an old head with shattered hoop dreams named Toy is eager to have L sign with him by any means necessary, including messing with his girl, friends and family. I thought this book was a good debut for a series that the author is writing titled "The Vil". It wasn't perfect, a few spelling and grammatical errors but the storyline was interesting enough that I could overlook them. L is a good kid that wants to do right by his mother who raised him alone, his best friend Jalen, and girlfriend Tori but with money comes problems. I would recommend this book for pre-teens and teenagers because it's a very quick read. The only thing is the copy I have says a copyright date of 2005, yet I haven't seen any follow ups in this series so I'm not sure what happened. Hopefully the follow ups will come soon.
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