Your daily life span will probably be change when you full. Type of dribbles that get you in the groove to cut and slash, body loose and quick to make somebody look like a. 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 dont lie. 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. Ball dont lie oconee county public library overdrive. Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few zig zag scars, and his home is the street. Sticky is poor and has no place to call home but the streets. Sticky has been to four different foster homesthe book is framed around these different place. Ball dont lie by cottrell jr kevin cottrell jr english. Sticky and anhthu were at the park, playing a game, when sticky yelled at her for talking about his mom. A skinny high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california burdened with early life. Its the only place that feels like home and where his skills give him some street cred. Can you relate to the character sticky in ball don t lie. Ball dont lie presents a story so unique both in the main character and in the form of narrative, that i found myself wishing for the book not to end.
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Iverson says ball dont lie, then asks for ball and scores duration. 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. The bulletinsticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with. The book takes place mostly at the local rec center which is also a homeless shelter. Ball dont lie faculty book excerpt gotham writers workshop. He is an outsider, people think he doesnt belong because he is white. 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. 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. Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway. Ball dont lie 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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. People say a skinny white dude cant ball, but sticky dont pay them. Retired basketball player rasheed wallace was the worlds foremost proponent of ball dont. Sticky is a beataround the head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name, travis reichard, is rarely used. Mar 01, 2017 the ball dont lie commandments, as set down by sheed, are as follows. Ball dont lie king county library system overdrive.
As a prereading activity, teach a lesson on figurative language and use. Before he retired, he left behind this exemplum of the phrases use. A scholar of comparative literature at the university of michigan, colas defines the white basketball unconscious as a hypothetical container constituted by its contents. The bulletinsticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the. Ball dont lie 2008 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. A comingofage story about grief, guilt, and the risks a filipinoamerican teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousins murder.
How a dark gym like lincoln rec is a different world. Sticky and anhthu were at the park, playing a game, when. Ball dont lie has these to ball dont lie is something of an oddity among books specific to the young adult genre. The ball dont lie commandments, as set down by sheed, are as follows. Full of theft and dunk, smooth jumpers and fragile egos. The only way i can relate to him is that stick and i played ball and we. Hes a white boy living and playing in a world where he doesnt seem to belong. Though travis reichard is the protagonists given name, his moniker is sticky.
Myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball, yago colas introduces and explores this concept. The bulletinsticky is a beataround the head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. 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 don t lie presents a story so unique both in the main character and in the form of narrative, that i found myself wishing for the book not to end. His debut novel, ball dont lie, was an alayalsa best book for young adults. Place students in groups and use the following chart with basketball terms, everyday items, or items of interest to the students. Can you relate to the character sticky in ball dont lie. Your daily life span will probably be change when you full reading this pdf. Sticky is a beataround the head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. Sticky is a character that is incredibly likeable and so imperfectly awesome that i wish i knew him in real life. Shaquille oneal, isiah thomas, grant hill and tina thompson. Music bleeding out of old rattling speakers from open to close. 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.
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. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky boucher. Ball dont lie myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. 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. Seventeenyearold sticky has been shuffled to different foster homes and living on the streets since his mothers death.
Jan 29, 2014 ball dont lie is full of powerful imagery, metaphors, and similes. 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. Books similar to ball dont lie meet your next favorite book. Hes a white boy who always go to the rec center surrounded by black people who test him. With the electricity, humor and sweat of street basketball, ball dont lie is the comingofage story of sticky newcomer grayson boucher, a skinny 17yearold high. Ball dont lie is a book about a seventeen year old boy named sticky. We have read through and i am sure that i will going to read once again once again in the future. Sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street and an. Ball dont lie is full of powerful imagery, metaphors, and similes. Sunny tries to shine despite his troubled past in this third novel in the. 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. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. Ball dont lie is now in the process of being turned into a feature film. Its the only place that feels like home and where his.
With rosanna arquette, grayson boucher, ludacris, nick cannon. 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. Ball don t lie 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He has a passion for basketball and he sees it for his way out of his problems. 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.
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