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The Basketball Diaries

by Jim Carroll
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Synopsis

Written between the ages of twelve and fifteen, this diary tells the story of Jim Carroll, a kid growing up stealing, hustling, getting high, playing basketball, and trying to find something pure on the streets of New York.

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Book Details

Published
November 1, 1995
Publisher
Penguin
Pages
210
ISBN
9780140244748

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