Book: Hooper by Geoff Herbach
Reviewer: Luka K.
Star Rating: 4
Hooper is a book about Adam
Reed, a Polish immigrant in high school whose passion is basketball. He is
amazing on the court, but not so off of it. Adam must find a way to balance all
the things that come along with moving halfway across the globe. With the help
of newfound friends, Adam follows new pathways that lead to new experiences and
opportunities.
This is a feel good book, so the characters are
especially real and heartwarming. The story feels like it could have happened
in real life. One of the most intriguing points was the theme of immigrants and
how they are treated here. Adam experienced bullying no matter where he was,
but eventually everybody warmed up to him. Another great part about this piece
is even though there was no stand out pieces of imagery, the setting was easy
to imagine. I kept the pages turning even though this was not a mystery or
action book.
The one problem I found in this book was that the plot repeated itself again and again in different settings. It got monotonous after a while. Other than that, this was a solid read. This is a good book for anyone wanting a break from action and fantasy novels, or just a feel good story. I would rate this 3.5 stars, but I feel it deserves more because of the themes it points out. Therefore, I would give Hooper 4 stars.
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