Hero for Hire: Star Wars Journal by Han Solo

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Summary: Love and Basketball.
Review: THE NESESSARY HUNGER is a very introspective novel that deals with one teen's passion for basketball as well as her step-sister, and just how similar they both are. Nancy's father has remarried to an african-american mother of a high school premier player, Raina. It's already tense enough sharing a house with different nationalities, Nancy and her father being asian-americans, as well as both girls being about the same age and both playing for opposing high schools, but Nancy deep devotion for Raina puts her in an awkward position. How does one love someone that does not love her back? The situation become even more sticky when Nancy must deal with Raina's on-again, off-again love affair with Toni. She doesn't want to interfere, making sure to keep her sexuality safely in the closet, yet wanting to desperately show Raina that she is the better girl for her. The author truly knows her basketball techniques, because the written scenes of the games played, as well as the final tournament for their season, are very descriptive, making you feel like you're there on the benches, cheering them on to victory. The one-on-one moments with Nancy and Raina are very personal and well written, delving into Nancy mind and heart with her regard toward her secret love and what their lives would be if they were together. A lengthy and wordy piece or work, I took a chance with this novel, and it was worth the effort.