The Hoodie Hero

By Ashley Cooper

Subjects: Basketball stories, Bullying, Juvenile fiction, Friendship

Description: Da'Monte's friend Jasmine is always teased because she wears strange clothes. Da'Monte saw Jasmine being teased by Marco, but he did nothing to protect her. When his grandmother hears about what happened, she gives Da'Monte an old hoodie that seems to give him the power to intervene and protect bullied kids from Marco.