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The Do-Over
The Game
Marcus and his best friend Taj have never been great at basketball. But during the final game of the season, their coach finally gives them the chance to play. As the minutes count down, Marcus chokes and misses his shot while Taj saves the day with a buzzer-beater. That night Marcus receives a text from an unknown number asking if he would like a do-over. He accepts and gets to relive the game and make the winning shot. But will correcting his mistake be worth taking away his best friend's moment to shine?
- GenresRealistic FictionFiction
108 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 1, 2019
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May 24, 2023
The Come Up
The book starts when a man named Marcus has a life changing moment and can’t come back from it. It all started with the main character named Marcus taking a game changing shot. He missed the shot and his scholarships dropped. He learned a lot and this book taught me a lot about real life and how one incident can change your life in 2 seconds. I watched a man with everything lose everything in one shot.
In this book I liked the story and plot line of it. Some books don’t understand how to keep a book interesting like when they explained he was living in his parents house trying to find what to do next because of one changing moment. Giving a man an opportunity can be a great thing is something they also did in the book. When this one college gave him a chance he turned out to become the best player on their team. And other teams wanted him but he declined and stayed on the team that gave him a chance.
In conclusion you should always give someone an opportunity even if they did make a mistake in their life. This book showed me a lot about being hard working even when the hard times come.
The book starts when a man named Marcus has a life changing moment and can’t come back from it. It all started with the main character named Marcus taking a game changing shot. He missed the shot and his scholarships dropped. He learned a lot and this book taught me a lot about real life and how one incident can change your life in 2 seconds. I watched a man with everything lose everything in one shot.
In this book I liked the story and plot line of it. Some books don’t understand how to keep a book interesting like when they explained he was living in his parents house trying to find what to do next because of one changing moment. Giving a man an opportunity can be a great thing is something they also did in the book. When this one college gave him a chance he turned out to become the best player on their team. And other teams wanted him but he declined and stayed on the team that gave him a chance.
In conclusion you should always give someone an opportunity even if they did make a mistake in their life. This book showed me a lot about being hard working even when the hard times come.
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October 9, 2021
This one had a better message but still pretty average.
November 29, 2021
“Marcus hated that fixing his big mistake had left Taj feeling like his own mistakes defined him. Now Taj felt like a loser - the way Marcus had before.”
Marcus hat seit Jahren darauf hingefiebert auch mal in einem wichtigen Match mitspielen zu dürfen, viele verstanden nicht einmal, wie grausam es sich anfühlte in der einen Sache, von der man so begeistert war, so schlecht zu sein wie er, wenn es um Basketball ging.
Stattdessen ist es sein bester Freund Taj, der den Siegtreffer macht.
Doch dann erhält Marcus die Möglichkeit die Chance, den Tag zu überschreiben sodass er endlich anerkannt würde. Etwas, was er Taj damit vereiteln würde.
Die Geschichte ist Teil der Do-Over Sammlung, ich habe ehrlich gesagt keine Ahnung wie viele Geschichten dazu gehören, jedenfalls fand ich das Prinzip interessant und weil meine Bücherei es auslieh dachte ich, ich schau mal rein.
Und wie will man von einer Novelle schon enttäuscht sein, sie hält genau das, was sie verspricht: die Plotline ist klar, die Handlung ergibt Sinn, die Gefühle sind verständlich - sogar die Auflösung hat gepasst!
Es war nur einfach nichts besonderes, ziemlich vorhersehbar, aber bei dem Titel war ja von Anfang an klar, was so passieren wird, von daher ist das kaum ein Punktabzug. Aber es hat mich nicht geflasht, bereuen tu ich es aber auch nicht.
Gut für zwischendurch, wenn man sich ein paar Gedanken um Schuld, Reue und sowas machen will.
Marcus hat seit Jahren darauf hingefiebert auch mal in einem wichtigen Match mitspielen zu dürfen, viele verstanden nicht einmal, wie grausam es sich anfühlte in der einen Sache, von der man so begeistert war, so schlecht zu sein wie er, wenn es um Basketball ging.
Stattdessen ist es sein bester Freund Taj, der den Siegtreffer macht.
Doch dann erhält Marcus die Möglichkeit die Chance, den Tag zu überschreiben sodass er endlich anerkannt würde. Etwas, was er Taj damit vereiteln würde.
Die Geschichte ist Teil der Do-Over Sammlung, ich habe ehrlich gesagt keine Ahnung wie viele Geschichten dazu gehören, jedenfalls fand ich das Prinzip interessant und weil meine Bücherei es auslieh dachte ich, ich schau mal rein.
Und wie will man von einer Novelle schon enttäuscht sein, sie hält genau das, was sie verspricht: die Plotline ist klar, die Handlung ergibt Sinn, die Gefühle sind verständlich - sogar die Auflösung hat gepasst!
Es war nur einfach nichts besonderes, ziemlich vorhersehbar, aber bei dem Titel war ja von Anfang an klar, was so passieren wird, von daher ist das kaum ein Punktabzug. Aber es hat mich nicht geflasht, bereuen tu ich es aber auch nicht.
Gut für zwischendurch, wenn man sich ein paar Gedanken um Schuld, Reue und sowas machen will.
May 28, 2020
A really good story for those teenagers who don't particularly like to read, especially if they like sports.
Marcus and Taj have been friends for ever. They are high school seniors and this is their last year to play in the school basketball team. They usually both sit on the bench, not starting the game, ever.
The last game of the season, finds them both getting the opportunity to play. They both make mistakes in the game, however Marcus feels he let the side down.
When he is mysteriously given a chance to replay the game, what will happen?
Marcus and Taj have been friends for ever. They are high school seniors and this is their last year to play in the school basketball team. They usually both sit on the bench, not starting the game, ever.
The last game of the season, finds them both getting the opportunity to play. They both make mistakes in the game, however Marcus feels he let the side down.
When he is mysteriously given a chance to replay the game, what will happen?
June 17, 2019
I really enjoyed this book. It's a great pick for YA readers who like sports/basketball and/or stories about good friendships put to the test. Loved the well-drawn relationship between the two boys. As a device, the do-over ended up being really effective and thought-provoking. Recommend!
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October 4, 2021The book is about two friends and how they play basket ball. in the final game one of them make the game winning shot but then the other one gets a chance to go back in time and make the game winning shot
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December 12, 2022The book was pretty good, but I dont think I would be quick to reccomend it to anyone. I think this book is good, but it wasnt really the best. I think that the book went way to fast and didnt go into as much detail as they should have.
September 9, 2025
Keep in mind this book is geared toward High/Low (reluctant) readers. Having said that it is still a delightful and thought provoking story with interesting characters. It would be great for young readers who want something lively and basketball themed.
April 10, 2020
Interesting and keeps a good pace!
July 10, 2021
Friendship and character matter more
September 13, 2021
I think that it was good because it showed that you shouldn't take anything for granted
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January 9, 2023Well written, quick read.
January 25, 2022
I think the theme is work hard or like don't doubt yourself
June 17, 2019
I really enjoyed this book. It's a great pick for YA readers who like sports/basketball and/or stories about good friendships put to the test. Loved the well-drawn relationship between the two boys. As a device, the do-over ended up being really effective and thought-provoking. Recommend!
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