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. Its the only place that feels like home and where his skills give him some street cred. He has penned six critically acclaimed ya novels, including mexican whiteboy and the living, for which he received the pura belpre author honor award. 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. 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. It stars and1 mixtape team member grayson boucher, a. The bulletin 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.
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. Oct 07, 2016 life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes duration. I dont have a piece of paper so why dont you just write it here, on my skin. Lathrop high school librarys 60 second book recommendation. He suffers from obsessivecompulsive disorder, which embarrasses him, so he just cant help doing certain things over and over until they feel right.
Though travis reichard is the protagonists given name, his moniker is sticky. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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. Matts debut novel, ball dont lie, was published by delacorte in 2005.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. I honestly havent watched a full nba game since larry bird and michael jordon were both still playing. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name. 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.
Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. 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. The bulletin sticky is a beataround the head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell. He then received his mfa in creative writing from 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. Instead, i handed this girl my sharpie and held out the inside of my forearm and told her. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky boucher. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. Sticky is a young teenager trying to find his way and make sense of a world where he feels alone. Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few zig zag scars, and his home is the street.
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