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The Immigrant Who Played Basketball

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Reads 1,475
Votes 478
Parts 35
Time 2h 26m

She was and Italian Mixed Race Girl, with a black mom.
She was looked down on and insulted by the residents of her town, who said she couldn't do anything.

But she never listened when it came to playing basketball, the sport that transported her away from her neighbours who humiliated her.
She dreamed to go to an American College and play in the WNBA with her best friend, but that changed one sunny night in the small southern Italian town.

The game caused her pain when she lost her best friend and knew she couldn't touch the ball again, even though she promised her friend to complete the dream of playing for the both of them.

But what happens when she is moved to Florida and put into the high basketball team thanks to the captain.

Can she face the PTSD that the game gives her of the horrific night that took away the most important person to her, or will she give up on her childhood dream and break the promise she made with her best friend seconds before she died?

Read to find out about the "Immigrant who played basketball."

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3rd place in Teen Fiction in The Rare Awards(1st Edition)🥉🥉🥉

2nd place in Teen Fiction in The Flower Awards 2020 🥈🥈🥈

1st place in Teen Fiction in The Dazzle Awards  🥇🥇🥇

2nd place in General Fiction in The Faith Awards🥈🥈🥈

3rd place in General Fiction in The Undiscovered Awards 2020🥉🥉🥉All Rights Reserved

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