num_pages: 280
description: Reverse spin, triple pump, reverse dribble, stutter step with twist to the left, stutter into jumper, blind pass. These are me. The moves make the man. The moves make me.Jerome Foxworthy—the Jayfox to his friends—likes to think he can handle anything. He handled growing up without a father. He handled being the first black kid in school. And he sure can handle a basketball.Then Jerome meets Bix Rivers—mysterious and moody, but a great athlete. So Jerome decides to teach Bix his game. He can tell that Bix has the talent. All he's got to do is learn the right moves…
language: English
title: The Moves Make the Man
titlecomplete: The Moves Make the Man
genres: Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Sports, Young Adult, Childrens, Basketball, Read For School, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, School
ratings_count: 1227
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: HarperCollins