The Perfect Shot Brian uses basketball to block out memories of his girlfriend and her family who were gunned down a year ago, but the upcoming murder trial and a high school history assignment force him to face the past and decide how far he should go to see justice served.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Indiefab Award. It was recognised in the Teen category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award. It also was recognised by the Iowa Teen Award. It was recognised in the High School category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. Also it was recognised in the YA category by the Volunteer State Book Award. It was recognised by the Tayshas Reading. It was recognised in the YA category by the Golden Sower Award.

There are 360 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Lerner Publishing Group .

ELAINE MARIE ALPHIN is the author of Counterfeit Son, which received the 2001 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. She lives in Indiana.