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Finding Forrester

Set in Manhattan and the South Bronx, William Forrester, a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist who has not been heard from for four decades, accidentally discovers that Jamal, a brash 16-year-old African-American who plays basketball on the court below his window, keeps a secret journal that shows a real gift for writing. Forrester takes Jamal on as a protege, and the friendship challenges and changes the two of them forever.

Genre
literary fiction
Setting
2000snew yorknew york state
Mood
inspirational
Audience
young adult

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