Title: This way home
Description: Elijah, seventeen, has always been sure of just one thing--basketball--and believes it will be his way out of West Baltimore, but when gang violence knocks him down, helping a veteran repair his rickety home helps Elijah see what really matters.
Subjects: Basketball, Conduct of life, Gangs, Basketball stories, African Americans, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Friendship, Best friends, Veterans
Places: Baltimore (Md.)