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A Full Day of Full Court
By ARONSON, Marc & Charles R. Smith, Jr.
- ISBN
- 978-0-76364-562-5
- Publisher
- Candlewick
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School Library Journal
Starred Review on February 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 8 Up—Some of the most distinguished names in YA literature are represented in this collection of linked stories set on a celebrated New York City playground basketball court known as the Cage. Such luminaries as Walter Dean Myers, Bruce Brooks, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Robert Lipsyte examine the ways in which players, wannabes, and hangers-on interact in the vibrant, freewheeling subculture of inner-city playground hoops. All of the action takes place on one day, with recurring characters. The contributors offer different takes on them, forcing rea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Nine short stories by young adult authors including Robert Lipstyte, Rita Williams-Garcia, Joseph Bruchac, and Walter Dean Myer...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
