Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court

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"Nine all-stars in the field of YA lit contribute stories. . . . An anthology of stand-alone stories that invite - no, demand - a straight read-through." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) Nine of YA literature's top writers, including Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, Adam Rapp, Joseph Bruchac, and Sharon Flake reveal how it all goes down in a searing collection of short stories, in which each one picks up where the previous one ends. Characters weave in and out of narratives, perspectives change, and emotions play out for a fluid and fast-paced ode to the game of street basketball. Crackling with humor, grit, and streetball philosophy, and featuring poems and photographs by Charles R. Smith Jr., this anthology is a slam dunk.

Nine all-stars in the field of YA lit contribute stories...an anthology of standalone stories that invite - no, demand - a straight read-through. -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) Tying all the stories together is a shared love and respect not only for the game itself, but also for the lavishly talented (and all-too-often fatally flawed) legends od New York City playground basketball. An outstanding collection that belongs in every high school library. -School Library Journal (starred review) Superb stories by writers who know and love the game; and ode to the show. -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)