Pick-Up Game Paperback by Marc Aronson; Charles R. Smith Jr.

Product Details

• Publisher: Candlewick (2012-10-09)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 176 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780763660680
• Item Weight: 167.27 grams
• Dimensions: 8.31 x 5.53 x 0.48 cm

"Nine all-stars in the field of YA lit contribute stories. . . . An anthology of stand-alone stories that invite — no, demand — a straight read-through." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)

Nine of YA literature’s top writers, including Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, Adam Rapp, Joseph Bruchac, and Sharon Flake reveal how it all goes down in a searing collection of short stories, in which each one picks up where the previous one ends. Characters weave in and out of narratives, perspectives change, and emotions play out for a fluid and fast-paced ode to the game of street basketball. Crackling with humor, grit, and streetball philosophy, and featuring poems and photographs by Charles R. Smith Jr., this anthology is a slam dunk.

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