The bulletinsticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call. The bulletin sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway. Sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street and. The bulletin sticky is a beataround the head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. An excellent book to study with adolescents, ball dont lie offers up many topics for discussion including basketball as a passion, what it. Books similar to ball dont lie meet your next favorite book. Retired basketball player rasheed wallace was the worlds. The rise of the nba, the hip hop invasion and the transformation of american culture ball dont lie. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. An excellent book to study with adolescents, ball dont lie offers up many topics for discussion including basketball as a passion, what it entails to become the best that one can be regardless of the obstacles, how to matter when it seems no one has your best interest at.
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Ball dont lie faculty book excerpt gotham writers workshop. Ball don t lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. He has gone looking for himself and has found the lincoln rec center where guys, primarily black. With rosanna arquette, grayson boucher, ludacris, nick cannon. Sticky and anhthu were at the park, playing a game, when. Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. Sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call ho. The ball is, essentially, the unbiased judge who will not reward the player by going in if the apparent foul was. Ball dont lie has these to ball dont lie is something of an oddity among books specific to the young adult genre. Ball dont lie is now in the process of being turned into a feature film. A sad, sweet book about a young foster kid growing up on basketball and the.
Delacort recently published gotham fiction teacher ball dont lie, the story of a teenager with a shuffledaround foster life who seeks the end of the rainbow playing. His debut novel, ball dont lie, was an alayalsa best book for young. Ball dont lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. The bulletinsticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but. Seventeenyearold sticky has been shuffled to different foster homes and living on the streets since his mothers death. It stars and1 mixtape team member grayson boucher, a. He has a passion for basketball and he sees it for his way out of his problems. He attended the university of the pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a master of fine arts in creative writing at san diego state university. His second novel, mexican whiteboy, was an alayalsa top ten best book for young adults, a 2009 notable book for a global society, a junior library guild selection, and a selction for the 2008. Sep 27, 2005 ball don t lie has these to ball don t lie is something of an oddity among books specific to the young adult genre. Before he retired, he left behind this exemplum of the phrases use. People say a skinny white dude cant ball, but sticky dont pay. Type of dribbles that get you in the groove to cut and slash, body loose and quick to make somebody look like a.
Sticky is a beataround the head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. Your typical young adult book is going to generally have a set of young. Ball don t lie has these to ball don t lie is something of an oddity among books specific to the young adult genre. Sticky is a beataround the head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. A skinny high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california burdened with early life.
The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name. A phrase commonly used by professional basketball player rasheed wallace. Ball dont lie is a collection of indepth, inyourface conversations examining an assortment of basketballs defining moments. His debut novel, ball dont lie, was an alayalsa best book for young adults and an alayalsa quick pick and was made into a major motion picture. Though travis reichard is the protagonists given name, his moniker is sticky. An excellent book to study with adolescents, ball dont lie offers up many topics for discussion including. The bulletinsticky is a beataround the head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. Ball dont lie sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. He attended the university of the pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a master of fine arts in creative writing at san diego state. Todd boyd, author of young, black, rich and famous.
Seventeen year old sticky has been in and out of foster homes for years since tragedy struck his family. He suffers from obsessivecompulsive disorder, which embarrasses him, so he just cant help doing certain things over and over until they feel right. The bulletin sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to. Its the only place that feels like home and where his skills give him some street cred. In an accessible and engaging writing style, colas tackles basketball from the perspective of a literary critic. The protagonist sticky is a boy from the slums of california who spent a large portion of his life in an orphanage. Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few zig zag scars, and his home is the street. Find books like ball dont lie from the worlds largest community of readers. Retired basketball player rasheed wallace was the worlds foremost proponent of ball dont lie as a way of life. Sticky is a young teenager trying to find his way and make sense of a world where he feels alone. He cleverly sets up each chapter with a myth and then he goes about deconstructing it from a variety of angles. Hes a white boy who always go to the rec center surrounded by black people who test him. Shuffled from one foster home to another after his mothers suicide, stick fits with the rough camaraderie of the other hoopsters, even if some are. Note this video was not edited or in any way related to paramount pictures, mtv productions, or lionsgate films.
How a dark gym like lincoln rec is a different world. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ball don t lie. Ball dont lie sticky is a young teenager trying to find his way and make sense of a world where he feels alone. Your typical young adult book is going to generally have a set of young characters, some element of romance, and your stereotypical coming of age story where the main protagonist grows and develops as a character. The bulletinsticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in.
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