Stepping Up

Ernie Dolan 14 is plagued by the curse of the average. Nothing about himstands outexcept his stutter. Only best friend Mike Rivers sees him at hisbest. Then at ... » 

Ernie Dolan 14 is plagued by the curse of the average. Nothing about himstands outexcept his stutter. Only best friend Mike Rivers sees him at hisbest. Then at a competitive basketball camp Mike excels while Ernieisaverage. When Ernie blunders in a pickup game Rick Craig obnoxious camphotshot nicknames him Choke. This sets the tone for Ernies first week. Buthe soon finds three new allies bunkmate Albert Mann a goofy genius andpractical joker Coach Petrovich a 68 Russian who mangles the Englishlanguage and camp director Tim Sanders the mentor every kid needs. SoonErnie and Mike are on the outs as Mike hangs with Craig and the jocks. Butthings change dramatically as Ernie morphs from outcast to hero risking hislife to save three campmates from near tragedy. Ernies funny heartwarmingstory unfolds against the backdrop of exciting authentic basketball actionwhile touching on typical teen issues of friendship and the neardeadlyconsequences of peer pressure. «