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Plot Summary:
This book //The Rucker Park Setup// by Paul Volponi is about two bestfriends, Mackey and J.R., that always wanted to win a tournament at Rucker Park. One day, Mackey suffered watching J.R. getting stabbed to death on the court of Rucker Park. The day of the tournament, all that Mackey can think of is that little spot of blood on the court. Now Mackey has a decision to make, sell his team out by a bet or win this tournament for him and his best friend.

About the Author:
Paul Volponi is a writer, journalist and a teacher that lives in New York City. Many of his experiences with kids inspired him to wirte books like //Rooftop// and //Black and White.// Those received many good reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and the Bullentin of the Center for Children's Book.

Social Issue Relevance:
In this topic, we sometimes have to blame movies, songs, guns and the internet. Directors or producers,song writers, and game programmers often make things about the topic " Violence". Those can lead up to people or inspire teens to create violence, especially famous actors/ actresses or an artist can inspire teens easily, because they "look up" to them as role models. Teens having guns are also taken as a blame. It would be great for them not to have them or not sell those out unless if it was for community purposes. Who knows what we can blame next?

Homicide is the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10 to 24 overall. In this age group, it is the leading cause of death for African-Americans, the second leading cause of death for Hispanics, and the third leading cause of death for American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Asian Pacific Islanders (Anderson and Smith 2003). In 2001, 5,486 young people ages 10 to 24 were murdered, an average of 15 each day (CDC 2004). In 2001, 79% of homicide victims ages 10 to 24 were killed with firearms (CDC 2004). In a nationwide survey, 17% of students reported carrying a weapon (e.g., gun, knife, or club) on one or more days in the 30 days preceding the survey (Grunbaum et al. 2004).

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I chose will Will Smith for Stove because he would be a great dad since he had expericences in Pursuit of Happyness.
I chose Talor Battle for Mackey because Talor is a great basketball player and he can lead a team and so can Mackey. So, they have things in common.

About Me:
I was born in Gahanna,Ohio and I love to play sports. I also like to watch them too, especially basketball and volleyball. I live with my mom, dad, brother, and my dog. My parents have been owning a restaurant for more than 12 years. Lastly, I love hanging out with my friends and having a good time!