Sticky has been in and out of foster care following the death of his mother. Some families find him distant, others find him difficult, so he ends up bouncing around like a basketball. Lacking stability in his life, basketball is his only love. Sticky can play a mean game of basketball, and could probably earn a scholarship to college. Sticky finds refuge at the Lincoln Recreation Center, a busy sports complex. There, Sticky can let go and do magic with the ball. And the Rec Center provides him with the family he craves for.
But playing at the Rec can be tough. Most of the guys are African-American, and they are good. Sticky has to compete with them, but he also has to compete with himself. His obsessive compulsive disorder means that he's got to follow the same ritual, and perform the same actions multiple times. Sticky is not mental, he's just got issues, but if he can work through them he might be able to reach the top of the basketball world and move away from the name Sticky to his real name, Travis Reichard.
Told in alternating chapters with his life as a child and meeting his girlfriend, Sticky's story vividly describes basketball sequences, without overdoing it. The characters are realistically portrayed, and share relatable stories. Fans of sports literature will be cheering on Sticky as he finds his way through life.
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