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Rez Ball by Byron Graves
4.5
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

 I picked this book up ahead of a book fest in which Graves is the keynote speaker. This book really digs into life on the reservation and the role that basketball plays for not just kids, but the whole community.  The characters move through powerful moments of growth, struggle, and triumph and it's all balances with a measaured humor that reminds us that life isn't easy, in fact it downright sucks sometimes, but there is a balance there that helps us find our way through.