The Necessary Hunger: A Novel - Tapa blanda

"Beats with the pulse of life . . . A smooth, insightful read."—"Time"
"A quietly intimate, vigorously honest, and uniquely American hoop dream: tough and tender, without a single false note."—"Kirkus Reviews"
"I hope this engagingly written novel finds its way into the hands of young women and older one who experience similar passions for women and sports."—Rebecca Brown, author of" The Terrible Girls "and "What Keeps Me Here "

As a star basketball player in her last year of high school, Nancy Takahiro’s life is about to change forever. Facing the fear of leaving home and wondering where her skill will take her, Nancy is not prepared for the complications that arise when she meets Raina Webber, a devoted, ferocious athlete, whose love of basketball is matched only by her talent for it.