A comingofage story about grief, guilt, and the risks a filipinoamerican teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousins murder. Jalen rose jovially admits trying to hurt kobe bryant during the 2000 nba finals video dan devine. Mar 01, 2017 the ball dont lie commandments, as set down by sheed, are as follows. Stickys past plays out like the exposition of problem child, though michael. Pagina ufficiale del torneo di basket ball dont lie latina. Full of theft and dunk, smooth jumpers and fragile egos. With ball dont lie, wallace keeps technicals flowing. Alice walker demonstrates a theme of lying to protect siblings in her life which i. Larry bird once claimed to down ten gallons of ice cream and seven weddin cakes while recovering from injury kelly dwyer ball dont lie january, 2014, 8. 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. 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 basketball.
Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky, a skinny 17yearold high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky boucher. The ball is, essentially, the unbiased judge who will not reward the player by going in if the apparent foul was. For those of you who know the game, treys court vision was compared by some to former nba standout jason williams. 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. With rosanna arquette, grayson boucher, ludacris, nick cannon. I am kelly dwyer, editor of yahoo sports ball dont lie. He suffers from obsessivecompulsive disorder, which embarrasses him, so he just cant help doing certain things over and over until they feel right. Ball don t lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky, a skinny 17yearold high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california. Ball dont lie could have easily transcended its clearly rote source. Dec 05, 2012 rasheed wallaces ball dont lie catchphrase suggests that the ball is the ultimate arbiter of oncourt justice, but recently those words have mostly meant punishment for him.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Rasheed wallace gets called for a technical foul after fouling luis scola, and earns yet another and the ejection after shouting ball dont lie. Sticky is a young teenager trying to find his way and make sense of a world where he feels alone. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name. What is the climax in the book the tale of despereaux. Readers will be strongly affected by the unforgettable, distinctly male. The bulletin 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. Fracturedly following the dismal biography of orphan sticky grayson boucher, the only white boy in venice. It looks like we don t have a synopsis for this title yet. Once you get past the basketball details if youre not a sports person, that is, you will find an amazing, interesting, and absorbing story of a boy who is working hard at the only chance hes got to beat the odds. Matt played college bball and he knows how to write, as well, with gillian engberg of booklist saying. Sep 06, 2009 i dont think i could make this a weekly thing, but i just finished a really good book by and about a young man, ball dont lie.
It stars and1 mixtape team member grayson boucher, a. Iverson says ball dont lie, then asks for ball and scores duration. Use ball dont lie to examine develop different voices in a writing unit. Our tshirts are made from preshrunk 100% cotton and a heathered triblend fabric.
Ball dont lie blog original poster 12 points 6 years ago the nets have the better roster, but id still say the knicks. People say a skinny white dude cant ball, but sticky dont pay them no mind. In fact, youtube is filled with videos of wallace dropping ball dont lie during different stages of his professional career. Jun 01, 2009 and rather than relying on some stereotypical big game to climax the proceedings, the third act pivots upon stickys futile attempts to procure a birthday bling for his squeeze. He dont talk much, but lets his mad balling skills do the talking. He has a passion for basketball, and he is so gooood.
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. O stensibly situated as a digital paean to socal street sports, ball dont lie is less a movie than a sadomasochistic plot party where every conceivable contrivance of teenage woe is asphyxiated to the brink of orgasm and then abandoned to gasp for air and soothe its throbbing vitals. The only difference is sticky never had a place to call his own, and living with different foster parents every year had no benefit. In the climax of the story sticky makes one bad decision that culminates in a hospital stay and a change of heart. Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. About a mouse despereaux is the story of a mouse born in a castle who longs to become a knight, a rat named roscuro who is obsessed with beauty, and an ugly girl named miggery sow who longs to become a princess. A skinny high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california burdened with early life tragedy callous foster care and obsessivecompulsive disorder, sticky manages to surpass his limits whenever he has a ball in his hands. Larry bird once claimed to down ten gallons of ice cream. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. 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. In the climax of the story sticky makes one bad decision that culminates in a hospital. Ball dont lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as.
If a foul call is disputed by the one cast as the guilty party, then the ball will have final say over whether the call. Ball don t lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. Much like its central character, ball dont lie contumaciously refuses to play to its strengths. A phrase commonly used by professional basketball player rasheed wallace. Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few zig zag scars, and his home is the street. Listen for free to their radio shows, dj mix sets and podcasts. It means the ball doesnt lie, but the grammar makes it sound streettough and worldwise. Dec 28, 2006 2004 pistons force 24 turnovers, finish 12 dunks ben wallace draws five offensive fouls duration.
The book takes place mostly at the local rec center which is also a homeless shelter. Though travis reichard is the protagonists given name, his moniker is sticky. Sticky has been to four different foster homesthe book is framed around these different place. Myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball, yago colas introduces and explores this concept. We will learn about important plot points, moral lessons, and the nailbiting climax. Its the only place that feels like home and where his skills give him some street cred. 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. This spot is playing in foot locker nationwide this april. In his search for a place of belonging, he finds a home on court one of lincoln rec amidst hustlers, drug dealers, and. Would lean toward both teams ending up with about that many wins.
Retired basketball player rasheed wallace was the worlds foremost proponent of ball dont lie as a way of life. Ball dont lie faculty book excerpt gotham writers workshop. Jeff van gundy can rant all he wants, but the nba wont stop condoned flopping video kelly dwyer. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Ball dont lie has these to ball dont lie is something of an oddity among books specific to the young adult genre. 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. A sad, sweet book about a young foster kid growing up on basketball and the. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. How a dark gym like lincoln rec is a different world. Jalen rose jovially admits trying to hurt kobe bryant. Ball dont lie is now in the process of being turned into a feature film. 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.
Jeff van gundy can rant all he wants, but the nba wont. Books similar to ball dont lie meet your next favorite book. 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. The only way i can relate to him is that stick and i played ball and we. With romance, basketball, violence, drama, and humor, this book should find universal appeal. The book won the 2004 newbery medal, awarded for distinguished literature to children. Sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call ho. Lakers to selfquarantine after four nets test positive for coronavirus. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. I found the dialogue and language authentic and adored the characters. Sunny tries to shine despite his troubled past in this third novel in the critically acclaimed track series from national book award finalist jason reynolds. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. The first ball dont lie teaser trailer featuring original beats from infamous mixtape dj j period. To sticky life was basketball, and his girlfriend anhthu.
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