John Coy

John Richard Coy (born August 9, 1958) is an American children's and young adult author. He writes picture books, young adult novels and the 4 for 4 middle-grade series. He is best known for his books on basketball, ''Strong to the Hoop'', ''Around the World'', and ''Hoop Genius'' as well as ''Night Driving'', ''Their Great Gift'', and his coming-of-age novel, ''Crackback''. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and visits schools around the world. Provided by Wikipedia