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Fast Break

by Anjali Joshi

A school sponsorship raises questions

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  • Critical praise

    Starred review from Quill & Quire

    Starred review praising the book as an astonishingly immersive, relevant, and evergreen read.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A school sponsorship raises questions

Twelve-year-old Arjun arrives at a school transformed by OmniBoost Energy Drinks: the company supplies sports gear and screens, and has taken over the cafeteria. As daily pizza, fries, and energy drinks begin affecting his basketball tryouts and bring on headaches, Arjun investigates the company’s claims about its drinks. His research leads into a student council effort to make students’ concerns heard. The short novel brings together school life, basketball, advertising, food choices, and collective action, with a reading level designed for middle-grade readers building their skills.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Middle-grade readers building reading skills
  • Kids interested in basketball and school stories
  • Readers curious about advertising, food choices, and student activism

Themes

School and belongingBasketballAdvertising and consumer claimsFood and healthCollective action

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Book overview

★ "Joshi has outdone herself...An astonishingly immersive, relevant, and evergreen read." -- Quill & Quire, starred review

Twelve-year-old Arjun is the new kid in school.

Arjun can't wait to try out for the basketball team--especially because his school's new sponsor, OmniBoost Energy Drinks, has provided new gym equipment, uniforms and high-tech screens. OmniBoost has even taken over the school's cafeteria! But having pizza, fries and energy drinks every day starts taking a toll, and Arjun can't keep up at basketball tryouts.

After having to stay home with major headaches, Arjun begins researching OmniBoost and learns that all of the sugar and caffeine is not giving him the "boost" their slogan claims. When the student council gets wind of Arjun's dilemma, the students rally together to make their voices heard.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading-level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

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