Hoop Dreams

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)><em>Hope and Harriet can do anything and everything together through the strength of their friendship until one day.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Hope and Harriet's friendship is made of whispered secrets giggles and dreams. They pretend an imaginary world in which they can do anything and everything together.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Until one day at the park Harriet is asked to join a basketball team but Hope can only watch from her wheelchair.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Through the strength and determination of friendship Hope and Harriet find a way to always do anything and everything together.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Hoop Dreams is a social-emotional learning story. It teaches readers the power of friendship and compassion through the diversities of race (Hope is Thai) and disability. Hope and Harriet express individually and through friendship the layers of loyalty acceptance perseverance and teamwork. This story also highlights the abilities of those with disabilities.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)><em>Special thanks to Holt International Children's Services.</em></strong></p>