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A Name Earned

by Tim Tingle

Family, friendship, and choices under pressure

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Family, friendship, and choices under pressure

Bobby Byington’s renewed sense of family and place on his high school basketball team are tested when his girlfriend faces bullying and teammates confront problems at home. To support them, Bobby passes along the legend of No Name, a story about conflict between a young man and his father that once offered Bobby a refuge of his own. With the playoffs approaching, basketball and the legend frame a story about how people respond to hardship and how actions shape identity. The description also places family reconciliation alongside the challenges faced by young people in their homes and at school.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in Native American young adult fiction.
  • Readers drawn to stories involving high school basketball, family relationships, and bullying.
  • Readers interested in a story that incorporates a legend about a father and son.

Themes

Family reconciliationBullying and peer supportPersonal choices and identityBasketballLegend and storytelling

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Book overview

After overcoming years of trouble with his alcoholic father and surviving a near-death car accident, Bobby Byington--for the first time in his life--has a strong family. His parents are reunited, his father has turned away from the bottle, and Bobby is a starter on the high school basketball team.

But the door to trouble never stays closed. Bobby's girlfriend, Faye, is suffering attacks from a school bully, and some of Bobby's basketball teammates are dealing with all-too-familiar problems at home.

Hoping to help his friends, Bobby shares the legend of No Name, a story about a young man's heated relationship with his father. Coach Robison told it to him back when Bobby needed to hide from his own dad. As the playoffs near and the team plays to win, Coach delivers another message that extends well beyond the basketball court: "Your life is carved by the choices you make. You earn your name by your actions."
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