The Moves Make the Man
By Bruce Brooks
The first black to go to the formerly all-white junior high school, Jerome is a passionate basketball player. When he meets Bix Rivers, an unstable outsider who is a gifted athlete, Jerome decides to teach him basketball. As they play the game, Bix's mental illness becomes more apparent, and Jerome is less able to help him.
- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1985 (Honor Title)
- Format: Book
- ISBN: 9780590431989
