Lonnie wants to be a basketball star, but his Gramps won’t put up a hoop at their house. Gramps says Lonnie is too young, leaving Lonnie utterly HOOPLESS. With the help of his Gran, who was a playground legend in her day, Lonnie learns to play in exchange for helping with chores around the house. Will it be enough to convince Gramps that Lonnie is ready for a hoop?
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Nick Healy is an editor and short-story writer whose first book, It Takes You Over, won New Rivers Press' Many Voices Project Award. Healy's stories have appeared in many literary magazines and other publications, including North American Review, Water~Stone Review, Speakeasy, Minnesota Monthly, and Great River Review. Earlier in his career, Healy wrote fict
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