Summer ball by Mike Lupica, Mike Lupica is one of the authors that I half way enjoy reading his books as I don't like too read that much. So summer ball involves Danny Walker as Richie Walker's so the famous basketball guy in Middletown. The book involves Danny and a bunch of his basketball friends from middle town going out to one of the biggest basketball camps in Maine. At this basketball camp there are kids that are coming from all over the United States to show how good they are and to improve there skills. Danny and three of his basketball buddy's from his team arrive and are get settled into the camp, now at lunch time they draw the teams they are going to be on for the month they will be there. Danny's luck of the draw just happened to be Ed Powers who tried to get his dad…
I could not put down the book Gym Candy by Carl Deuker. It is a great book about sports and truly displays the life of a football player and what some people are willing to do to become great. The main character in my book is Mick Johnson and ever since he was three he was striving to be great football player like his father was. But no matter how much effort he displays on the field or in the gym he always comes up short.…
The book, “Foul Trouble, by John Feinstein, starts off with two high school basketball players going to a regular game. In the regular game, there were coaches of basketball teams from high-level colleges. When Terrell, gets to the outside of the gym, where the game is held, he is interviewed by news reporters. Danny is his best friend that is only there with him is because of Terrell's reputation (Danny is also a basketball player).…
One of my favorite books is Point Guard, by Mike Lupica. This book is about a girl named Cassie who has been the best at sports her whole life. She played softball and girl’s basketball, but her team always won. Eventually she got tired of everything being easy, so she decided that she was going to play on the boy’s basketball team this year. Her friend Gus Morales doesn’t know what to think of this. He doesn’t know if or why he is against a girl playing with boys. Throughout the season Gus has to resolve a fight with Cassie and deal with a teammate who makes from his Dominican Heritage. This book is my favorite because I can relate it to my life when I used to play boy’s basketball and baseball. It was also just written recently, so some…
It gave me in depth understanding of the South and the way that they interact with the rest of the country. As a woman from the west coast I only know of the great migration of African Americans from the South to the North. But now I understand it was not just because of the poor way that they were treated but for many more reasons. The couldn’t get work because they were thought of as inferior, and it was made harder for them to vote people of the long lines and the voting tax. ‘The southern Negro’ had to be my favorite chapter. The only thing I disliked was how the book justified why the South wouldn’t free the slaves. The booked looked at in more of an economic…
The book "8 Ball Chicks," written by Gini Sikes. It is a thrilling yet shocking book about girls in gangs. The book explains in horrific detail the roles and existences of the girls in these gangs. Sikes traveled to several different cities to experience the life of girl gangsters. She traveled to Los Angeles, San Antonio, and Milwaukee. Through these travels, she became immersed in the lifestyles of each gang and had first hand accounts on what it was like to be in a gang.…
Yes, I would recommend this book to a friend because it was a very touching story. For example, Hope's father dying really showed how much she loved him. This book was easy to understand and to comprehend. The story was good for a young reader, not a more advanced reader. The story was a relatable vibe that a young athlete would understand. I would one hundred percent recommend this book to an athlete.…
I chose the book The perfect shot because i wanted to try something new i never really read mysteries book and i seen this one in the library and i was about sports which is my favorite books to read when i have to read. I really liked the book and i exceeded my expectations.…
It has very tough issues and a lot of language. This would be a book for upper middle school to high school. This is a book you would have to be very careful with, you would need a lot of parent permission and a class/student that you could have great discussion with. However, that is not to say that it is not worth reading. I think that a lot of students today have a hard time backing down from an issue, even if it is meaningless, so this could really be relatable. Some strategies that could be used with this book include predicting, inferring, and making connections. I think that inferring could be a great strategy for this book because you can use the pictures and the text to find out what the author is really…
2. Review: Not only is this to help improve basketball skills and your perfect jump shot this will help with any fitness you desire to participate in.…
The movie Hoop Dreams traced a poor young talented African American named Arthur Agee from grade eight to college. Arthur hoped to play professional basketball in the future to help his family to escape poverty. Despite the fact that his family background and the neighborhood he lived in, disadvantaged him to pursue his goal in many ways. Firstly, Arthur is determined to play professional basketball, in order to help out his family. Secondly, his ability to adapt difficult circumstances played a significant role toward his success in basketball. Thirdly, his education value hoping that playing basketball could lead him to a college education. For Author playing basketball, it is not only a fun activity for him, but it also acted as a tool to…
Susan Pfeffer’s story “Ashes” teaches a lesson about how trust is decided on past, not relationships. Ashleigh, “Ashes”, with divorced parents, talks about how when she is with her dad, the sun shines just a little bit brighter, but according to her mother, he is just an “irresponsible bum”. Ashes was a nickname her father gave her, which her mother hates. Ashes, says that her father hardly ever keeps a promise, such as when she was a kid, he told her that the stars were her necklace. One lesson the story suggests is that parent-child relationships can quickly change, depending on the choices they make.…
Purpose: to inform the audience about basketball such as the basketball rules and history and development of basketball.…
For a book that is a must read in class, Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes is a book that really is a must read. I remember hearing the term about giving someone a Jack Johnson, but I never knew where the term came from. For example, they use this saying in Anchorman and now that I know who the saying is about, I find it to be even funnier. Anyway, if you are someone who likes sports or history of sports, then you should read Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes because it gives a description as to how a young African American came to rise to the top at a time where this was unheard of. This is almost like an underdog story, but it turned out that Jack Johnson was the best regardless of this skin color.…
Basketball isn’t just a sport, it’s a lifestyle. It requires you to push yourself again and again and not give up until the final buzzer sounds. Basketball requires a lot of teamwork and that team is like your family. Working together like a family helps push every player to do their best and make each other proud. In the poem “Slam Dunk & Hook” the author Yusef Komunyakaa uses metaphors, allusions, and imagery to illustrate basketball which offers escape and triumph for the players.…