Rez Ball
by Byron Graves
"The whole rez shows up for the Warriors. This season, Tre plays for his brother."
After his star-player brother dies, Tre Brun gets called up to the varsity team carrying Red Lake's hopes and his family's grief in the same duffel bag. Graves — who grew up playing rez ball — writes basketball that sings and pressure that's about far more than the scoreboard.
Worth knowing
Winner of the American Indian Youth Literature Award; Graves wrote the hoops story he never saw growing up.
