Facts and fiction
The town that Greg lives in
What is Harlem
The types of books Walter Dean Myers writes
What is children's and adult literature books
A motif that that Greg is in love with
What is a basketball
The symbol that is carried around by Greg and the symbol that resolves around his life
What is a basketball
"I got the moves, the eye, and the heart... with me it's not like playing a game, it's like the only time I'm being for real"
What is Greg Harris
The reason Ice and Slam split apart for some time
What is drug dealing
One of Walter Dean Myers most famous books
What is Slam
A theme that shows Greg's greediness and ignorance
What is importance of teamwork
The work that Greg is given in order to show where he is struggling
What is math homework
Slams best friend who makes poor choices when he is not around him
What is Ice
The school that Slam attends
Latimer High School
The first book he published
What is "Where Does the Day Go?"
This theme connects to keep trying and to always do your best
What is never give up
The objects that make Greg's life in school a lot more miserable
What is school books
A hard worker who values getting grades and getting treated like a queen
What is Mtisha
Slams lifelong dream
What is the NBA
The award that he won for African american authors
What is the Coretta Scott King award
A theme that connects to working hard
What is if you work hard in life, you can be successful ant anything you put your mind to
A person who is very good and very bad for Slam throughout his character development
What is Ice
The coach of Greg who taunts Greg for not being a team player
Who is Coach Nipper
The reason Slam is so sad and down on himself all the time
What is his grandmother being sick
He has wrote as many as how many children's books
What is 110
The spiritual, emotional, moral, and personal maturation and growth of an individual
What is Coming of Age
An object that Slam used for his documentary project
What is a video camera
A character who is interested in quitting the team but is talked out of it by Greg
What is Ducky