Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court
Edited by Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith Jr., Candlewick, $15.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-7636-4562-5
Opening with an incantatory poem from Smith ("faces behind fences/ focused courtside/ on warriors being tested/ with noplace to hide"), this collection is made up of rapid-fire short stories that take place over a single day on a famed New York City streetball court—"the Cage"—from such authors as Walter Dean Myers, Sharon Flake, Rita Williams-Garcia, Robert Lipsyte, and Adam Rapp. Interwoven with additional poems and photos from Smith, the stories offer blistering moves and dialogue, complex and rewarding characters, and off-the-court background, contextualizing the game and making it clear just how vital it is to those who play. Ages 14–up. (Feb.)
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Reviewed on: 02/14/2011
Genre: Children's
Compact Disc - 978-1-4558-0079-7
Compact Disc - 978-1-4692-4933-9
MP3 CD - 978-1-4558-0081-0
MP3 CD - 978-1-4692-4934-6
MP3 CD - 978-1-5113-3056-5
Paperback - 176 pages - 978-0-7636-6068-0
Pre-Recorded Audio Player - 978-1-61106-568-8
