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Original Essays | May 3, 2013

Emily St. John Mandel: IMG The Festivals

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When it happens, it feels like winning the lottery. An email arrives out of the blue, from one of my publishers or a festival director or a member... Continue »
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Synopsis:

Sticky is a beat-around-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. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He's a white boy living and playing in a world where he doesn't seem to belong.

But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out . . . if he can only realize that he doesn't have to be the person everyone else expects him to be.

A breakout urban masterpiece by newcomer Matt de la Pena, "Ball Don't Lie" takes place where the street and the court meet and where a boy can be anything if he puts his mind to it.

"From the Hardcover edition."

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ISBN:
9780756972769
Author:
De La Pena, Matt
Publisher:
Perfection Learning
Author:
de La Pena, Matt
Author:
Peena, Matt De La
Subject:
Basketball
Subject:
Race relations
Subject:
Boys / Men
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Los angeles (calif.)
Subject:
Children s-General
Publication Date:
20070331
Binding:
LIBRARY BOUND
Language:
English
Dimensions:
7.70x5.00x.90 in. .60 lbs.
Age Level:
14-17
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"Synopsis" by , Sticky is a beat-around-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. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He's a white boy living and playing in a world where he doesn't seem to belong.

But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out . . . if he can only realize that he doesn't have to be the person everyone else expects him to be.

A breakout urban masterpiece by newcomer Matt de la Pena, "Ball Don't Lie" takes place where the street and the court meet and where a boy can be anything if he puts his mind to it.

"From the Hardcover edition."

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