It’s no easy task for a 13-year-old basketball star to process his parents suddenly separating and then his father coming out as gay. Worse, Jordan lives in a small town where everyone seems to know everything instantly.
Jordan doesn’t handle the situation well at all. He’s in shock, and he wants to “punish” his father even though they’ve always had a great relationship and his father has always been his best basketball fan and coach. To complicate matters, Jordan is unsure how to relate to his broken-hearted mother. All he knows for certain is that he doesn’t want to meet his father’s new boyfriend.
This sports fiction book is about 13-year-old basketball player Jordan Ryker, whose life starts to fall apart after his dad reveals his true identity. He tries to use basketball to make himself forget about his troubles at home, but in the end, he uses help from unexpected allies, and close friends to help him cope with his challenges.
Overall, this book had a nice idea, but was not well written as the ending seemed too rushed, and it should have been more relatable.
At around the end of the book, there were several important arguments that occurred. Then just a few chapters later, everything was all sunshine and butterflies, and it was a very sudden resolution. It was almost as if the authors of the book were trying to end the story as fast as they could.
The idea of the book was thoughtful and charming because people reading can relate to the situation of the main character. But, the book just wasn’t as relatable as it should’ve been.
On The Line had a sweet and relatable idea, but wasn’t well written, and the ending was quite rushed. In general, I don’t recommend this book.