" It looked like every black kid in the school was going out for the team. And then me. Pale skin, long nose, sandy brown hair,and a cowlick that won't stay down. I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't being the only white guy. I changed pretty quick and..."

REBOUND has been included in The Ultimate Teen Book Guide! -Kieran Scott reviews Read More

"I loved Bob Krech's book because he knows basketball; players or fans of the sport will enjoy the on-court action throughout. REBOUND is one of the few basketball books I would read again."
  -Walter Dean Myers, Critically Acclaimed Author
   Monster, Patrol, Riot, Looking Like Me and many other
   award-winning titles

"Way more than your average sports book."
  -Teen Underground

"Bob Krech writes with courage and grace. He is to be applauded for writing realistic fiction that captures the shades of gray in a society that finds it must be defined beyond black and white."
  -The Princeton Packet

"An amazing story."
  -Mrs. B's Favorites, Eastern Middle School Media Center,    Greenwich, CT

“The author clearly knows the world of high-school basketball. Sure to be a slam-dunk success with players and fans alike.”
  - Kirkus Reviews

“Krech keeps it honest as he successfully shows the many shades of gray that keep racism from being a truly black-and-white issue.”
  - Booklist

The author discusses his young adult novel at the Princeton Teen Book Bash. Read More