Ball don't lie matt de la pena book

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. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name. Seventeenyearold sticky has been shuffled to different foster homes and living on the streets since his mothers death. 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. It stars and1 mixtape team member grayson boucher, a. Sticky has been to four different foster homesthe book is framed around these different place. Though travis reichard is the protagonists given name, his moniker is sticky. Delacorte press named a 2009 alayalsa best books for young adults top ten pick, and was. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky boucher. 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.

S this is a work of art by a newcomer to the field. He lives in brooklyn, new york, where he teaches creative writing. Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few zig zag scars, and his home is the street. The book takes place mostly at the local rec center which is also a homeless shelter. Retired basketball player rasheed wallace was the worlds foremost proponent of ball dont lie as a way of life. Ball dont lie 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ball dont lie, mexican whiteboy, we were here, i will save you, the living, and his most recent book, the hunted. 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. With rosanna arquette, grayson boucher, ludacris, nick cannon. He has a passion for basketball, and he is so gooood.

Ball dont lie king county library system overdrive. Ball dont lie random house 2005 mexican whiteboy random house 2008 we were here random house 2009 i will save you. 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. Its a dark tale about a basketball player, related in the third person about a teenager whose personal history couldnt be much worse. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Matt s other books include ball don t lie, mexican whiteboy, we were here, and i will save you. He has a passion for basketball and he sees it for his way out of his problems. The setting in this novel takes place in a newly built local rec center named the lincoln rec.

Matts other books include ball dont lie, mexican whiteboy, we were here, and i will save you. 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. This is not the first book i read from this author, and i have to say im impressed by his writing. He suffers from obsessivecompulsive disorder, which embarrasses him, so he just cant help doing certain things over and over until they feel right. 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.

Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. Dawnbreaker and five picture books including last stop on market street and love. Sticky is a young teenager trying to find his way and make sense of a world where he feels alone. All though sticky is very passionate about the game and playing ball, he in a way has an alterego that is tested later on in the book. 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 homeless. Its the only place that feels like home and where his skills give him some street cred. Matt received his mfa in creative writing from san diego state university and his ba from the university of the pacific, where he attended school.

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. Hes a white boy who always go to the rec center surrounded by black people who test him. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. Year title illustrator publisher note 2005 ball dont lie.