Point Guard
Point Guard by Stefan Mattessich is a revised edition published by Atopon Books on December 20, 2024. This 208-page book is written in English and explores the lives of seventeen-year-old Woody and his friends in Mendocino, a town on the Northern California coast. The narrative centers around their interactions with basketball coach Ray Ellis, an ex-All American with a troubled past, and the arrival of Chase McMillan, a sophisticated city kid who inspires confidence and self-respect in the group.
Readers will find a story that delves into themes of coming of age and the complexities of friendship and ambition. As Chase introduces a new competitive spirit, Woody and his friends confront the challenges that arise, revealing the costs associated with success. The book intertwines elements of sports and personal growth, providing an engaging look at how aspirations can shape lives and relationships.
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Seventeen-year-old Woody and his friends encounter dead ends in Mendocino, a town on the Northern California coast. So does basketball coach Ray Ellis, an ex-All American with a dark past. Everything changes when sophisticated city kid Chase McMillan shows up, inspiring in them all the confidence and self-respect they need to face the future. But as Chase introduces a new competitive spirit both on and off the court, those dead ends close in on his new friends, and Ray’s dark past catches up with him, Woody tragically discovers at what cost success can come.
Originally published in 2017 by Touchpoint Press, this engaging coming-of-age story is now revised and reprinted by Atopon Books.
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