I read this book 2 years ago and I'd forgotten how short it was. There's no racisim involved, the fountain simply doesn't work. 'You cannot oppress us any longer! Our people will rise and drink from the water fountains again.'" Cedric is Black, when he says 'our people' he means white and black, because his white friend is always being denied water from the fountain. "Cedric bellowed at the top of his lungs, stomping his foot like a modern-day Martin Luther King Jr. His scene at the water fountain is so funny. My favorite character is Cedric, Andre's cousin. It was at certain points funny, sad, and deep. For a better and more complete summary go here His famly and friends don't think he'll ever be the same, Andre and his friends want revenge. A violent attack by racists causes Andre to fall into a depression and silence. The article incites lots of passion and dialogue as well as the anger of racists. He is assinged to write an article about race relations. The Hoopster is about Andre Anderson, a black teenager who loves to write and ball (hence the name The Hoopster).
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