Hustling or Hooping

About the Book

Kalif Brown is an inspiring basketball star, who has what it takes to make it to the NBA. He’s a high school senior with big dreams. But his off the court lifestyle of drugs and guns, may land him in jail or dead. Growing up in a drug infested neighborhood filled with junkies, and criminals, doesn’t make his situation any better. And like most young black men and women he’s living in a single parent home with his mother. He doesn’t have a father figure; therefore he turns to a local dealer to fill that image of a father. Kalif must make a choice. Will it be “Hustling or Hooping”? And he must make this decision fast because his dreams and life may depend on it.

Many young inner city athletes and those not into sports, deal with the pressures of everyday life. And many find it hard to deal with especially if they don’t have anyone to talk to. Hustling or Hooping may be a fictional book, but there is a Kalif Brown in every urban city in the U.S. Many young black men grow up fatherless, and turn to the streets for a family. The out come is usually negative. But many do make it out of their situations. This book is highly recommended for any young man, or woman who is growing up in a negative environment, and feels as though he or she cannot make that change for the good.  This book can be a tool, to make that negative situation a positive one. But also this book reveals the consequences of not making that change for the better.

About the Author

                Bernard Jamar Haynes was born 6-3-1979 in Philadelphia Pa. Bernard resides in Northern Virginia. Bernard Attended Norfolk State University from 97-00. Then Joined the Marines where he served four years. As a child he realized he could write well when he was in grade school. His teachers would tell him often he had the skills to be a writer. But he never followed up on his talent. While serving in the Marines, a fellow Marine, Lcpl Mayes and Bernard were over seas fighting the war on terror shortly after 9-11. While guarding a post for several hours at a time, Bernard would tell fictional stories from his imagination to his fellow Marine to pass time. Lcpl Mayes encouraged Bernard to write. After returning home from overseas, Bernard started on his first book Hustling or Hooping. And there are many books to come.