Janae #2 [Paperback]

In the second installment of the Blacktop series, comes an action-packed tale of a determined young girl with a passion for basketball set on the courts of Oakland, California.

A talented and determined young basketball player, Janae spends her days working at Granny’s Strange Goods Superstore, selling lucky rabbits’ feet and other useless junk. At night, after closing up shop, she dominates the courts with her boys.

When the chance comes around to take her game to the next level, she knows she’ll make the cut. It’s all about skill—luck’s got nothing to do with it.

Right?

Get your sneakers ready and experience the thrill alongside Janae as she dribbles her way to success.

LJ Alonge has played pick-up basketball in Oakland, Los Angeles, New York, Kenya, South Africa and Australia. Basketball's always helped him learn about his community, settle conflicts, and make friends from all walks of life. He's never intimidated by the guy wearing a headband and arm sleeve; those guys usually aren't very good. As a kid, he dreamed of dunking from the free throw line. Now, his favorite thing to do is make bank shots. Don't forget to call bank! Chapter 1: Black Magic


Basketball chooses you. It’s just one of life’s mysteries—like the existence of yawning or gravity—a thing no middle-school science teacher has been able to explain for ten thousand years. But everybody who hoops remembers the exact moment they were chosen. It gets tattooed in capital letters somewhere deep in the animal part of your memory, the same part of your brain that remembers your first crush. You show up to the park on a summer morning planning to put up a few jumpers, just for fun. MaybelãI