Taking Sides Audiobook (Unabridged)

" I think it was a good book and awesome because i like basketball and if people like basketball they should read this book and they would like it. And i want you guys to know that if your not into basketball don't get it because you guys are not going to know. "

" Not Soto's best, but soooo believable. I loved that the protagonist was no hero and that the book did not have a forced "feel good" ending or message that so many books for middle-schoolers do. Very real kid with flaws in a very real situation, which many kids can relate to on a number of levels. Just a good read with lots of opportunities for discussion. "

" This book is my most favorite book so far. Its so dramatic and entertaining. I love the part were the main charecter Lincon cant play in the basketball game. Lincon loves to play basketball and he moved to a new school because in his old house he got robbed so he had to move to a new scool. But something happens that Lincon has to play against his old school. Will he play? Read to find out. "

" Taking sides is a fictitious coming of age story about finding one's own identity. Lincoln Mendoza is a really good basketball player and everything is going well for him at his school. He is popular and has tons of friends. But one day his house gets broken into and his mother decides that their neighborhood is too unsafe and they need to move. They move into a white neighborhood, and Lincoln's life starts to go downhill. He is not white and he has a hard time fitting in. Race is a big issue that Lincoln has to face as he tries to find his own identity. His mom is dating a white guy he doesn't like, he hurt his knee, his coach doesn't like him, he is having relationship problems and to make things worse, he is facing his old basketball team. Luckily at this point in the novel there is still enough time for Lincoln to figure out who he is and what his life is all about. All YA readers should be able to relate to the issues of self-identity and racial discrimination that this book presents. I do think, however, that male readers who are sports fans are going to be more drawn to this book because there are frequent sports references. "

" okay book....Lincoln moves to a white neighborhood and has to take sides when he plays his old school during basketball. This is a realistic fiction book! "

" This Book is really interesting.. Its about a boy named Lincoln and all about his move and his old friends and girlfriends.. he has a new stepfather. he plays for a basketball team. "

" adolescent novel. Issues of identity "

" Not very good. Weak plot :( "

" Lincoln Mendoza has moved from the hard, Hispanic barrio where he grew up to a white suburb, and now goes to a mostly white school. Though he plays basketball for his new school, he still feels tied to his old barrio friends. So what does he do when the two school play each other? Positive. "

" Personally this book is amazing! I can read it all day if i wanted to. But sadly i can't because i do not have enough time "

" This is one of the many books we are reading in my reading class. Me and my friend Rory got so bored we were playing with her I touch. "

" I love Gary Soto as a poet. Not so sure about this book, though... "

" A fairly easy read, with some relevant teen themes. "

" Lincoln moves to a new school and was the NBA star in his old school but is now one of the least favorite because he is Latino "

" It was an intresting book.It was about internal conflict.Lincoln(the maincharacter)had to decide from his old life and his new life.He went from the bario to the suburbs.Overall great book. "

" it was ok. I'm not really a basketball fan... I know, I live in Indiana!! "

" this book was amasing you have to read it "

" So far, what I have been reading, this book is GREAT!! I love the way Gary Soto wrote the book so that it's believable. I love it! "

" My favorite book would be taking sides because it is so interesting. If you stop reading its like a cliff hanger. In the beginning i thought it would be boring. Then i read the beginning, and it was awesome and interesting. It's about a teenager that plays for a team but he has life problems. "

" I read this book with a group of 6th grade boys in a book group and we all really liked it. It had a realistic plot and the boys could identify with Lincoln. The basketball scenes were good too. "

" this is a very well written book but it lacks any main plot. its very interesting, really, because theres no problem but once it got to a very early place, i couldnt but it down, no literally i droped my sucker on it and my dad had to pry it off my hand "

" Ehhhh....not the best book, but.not too bad :) "

" The book is about a boy name Lincoln. He loves bastcastball and his frend is Tony and has a grilfrend named Marana. "

" It was decent. But I didn't like it that much. The conflict wasn't all that exciting... "

" A terrible book. Most definitely not reading ANY of his books again. "

" i thought the book was okay but it is something that i wouldn't actually pick out myself.yet, overall this is a great book to read if you think that a book wih alot of drama is your style. "

" It was actually a pretty good book considering the fact that I don't read books about sports. It has a good mesage that sort of helped me with what i was thinking about. So, I'll recommend this book to anyone. :) "

" To me this didn't compare with the haunting lyricism of Buried Onions by the same author. I see why it's popular. But I didn't find it very deep. "