{"product_id":"pick-up-game-a-full-day-of-full-court-paperback","title":"Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Aronson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCharles R. Smith Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCharles R. Smith Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\" --\u003ci\u003e Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNine 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Aronson \u003c\/b\u003eis an editor and author of many award-winning books for young people, including \u003ci\u003eWar Is. . . . Soldiers, Survivors, and Storytellers Talk About War, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich he coedited with Patty Campbell, and \u003ci\u003eSugar Changed the World, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich he cowrote with Marina Budhos. Marc Aronson lives in New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles R. Smith, Jr\u003c\/b\u003e., is the author and photographer of \u003ci\u003eWinning Words: Sports Stories and Photographs \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of \u003ci\u003eHoop Queens, Hoop Kings, Chameleon, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTwelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of a Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor. He won the 2010 Coretta Scott King Illustrated Award for this photogrphas illustrating \u003ci\u003eMy People\u003c\/i\u003e by Langston Hughes. He lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763436290336,"sku":"9780763660680","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/15c1bb6711ad4779114c0c53250b905a.webp?v=1780235679","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/pick-up-game-a-full-day-of-full-court-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}