Summary
Kids will grab this for the immediacy in the scenes, the brutal standoffs, the fast talk at the ball court, and the elemental conflicts of coming-of-age. — Booklist
Shooting the breeze with his boys. Tightening his D on the court. Doing a color check — making sure nobody’s wearing blue or red, which some Crip or Piru carrying a cut-down golf club would see as disrespect. Then back to Auntie’s, hoping she isn’t passed out from whiskey at the end of the day. Now that Shawn is h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780763630850 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0763630853 |
| Author: | Charles R. Smith Jr. |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 574g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 152mm x 222mm |
| Audience Age: | 12 |
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Charles R. Smith Jr.
Charles R. Smith Jr. is the author of Hoop Queens and its companion, Hoop Kings, as well as Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali, winner of a Coretta Scott King Author Honor and a Sugarman Award. He lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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