Delacort recently published gotham fiction teacher ball dont lie, the story of a teenager with a shuffledaround foster life who seeks the end of the rainbow playing basketball. He has a passion for basketball, and he is so gooood. Ball don t lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. Place students in groups and use the following chart with basketball terms, everyday items, or items of interest to the students. 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.
Myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball sporting. Ball dont lie is now in the process of being turned into a feature film. As liars in literature go, its hard to beat baron munchausen, who seems to have been a real person known to exaggerate his own centrality to events, but whose tendency in that direction was amplified to the point of obvious and amusing absurdity by another writer, anonymous, then another, raspe, a german, whose english edition of 1785 seems the basis of what was later through the 19th. Rasheed wallace keeps technicals flowing with ball dont lie. Stephen jackson talks losing respect for tony parker, lebron and kyries health the herd. You could write a phd thesis on it, but that sounds like a lot of work. The first major villain of the series, a vain, tyrannical ruler who steals the heroes spaceship when it crash lands on his planet. The ball dont lie commandments, as set down by sheed, are as follows. With rosanna arquette, grayson boucher, ludacris, nick cannon.
Pro basketball player rasheed wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth ball dont lie. 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 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. 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. Sep 27, 2005 ball dont lie is something of an oddity among books specific to the young adult genre. Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few zig zag scars, and his home is the street. But the slogan, which originated in pickup games, brings the reality of a racialized urban playground into mainstream american popular culture. 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. His second novel, mexican whiteboy, was an alayalsa top ten best book for young adults, a 2009 notable book for a global.
The only difference is sticky never had a place to call his own, and living with different foster parents every year had no benefit. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name. With ball dont lie, wallace keeps technicals flowing. Kakarots super dlc releases this monday, the 27th, so fans dont have long to wait to find out. Matt played college bball and he knows how to write, as well, with gillian engberg of booklist saying. In fact, in katie gansherts debut book, wildflowers from winter, she has 3 characters who have a strong spiritual journey. In ball dont lie, seventeenyearold sticky has been in and out of foster homes all of his life. Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. Though travis reichard is the protagonists given name, his moniker is sticky.
Sticky has been to four different foster homesthe book is framed around these different place. I found the dialogue and language authentic and adored the characters. Amy, you also asked about the secondary characters and their lie. Mathis brigitte mueller michael roiff jeffrey smith. His second novel, mexican whiteboy, was an alayalsa top ten best book for young adults, a 2009 notable book for a global society, a junior library guild selection, and a selction for the 2008. As a prereading activity, teach a lesson on figurative language and use synectic boxes to learn about similes. May 08, 2012 amy, you also asked about the secondary characters and their lie.
Dec 02, 2012 rasheed wallace gets called for a technical foul after fouling luis scola, and earns yet another and the ejection after shouting ball don t lie. In fact, youtube is filled with videos of wallace dropping ball dont lie during different stages of his professional career. Ball dont lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. The only thing that could be his ticket out is basketball. Ball dont lie has these to ball dont lie is something of an oddity among books specific to the young adult genre. Retired basketball player rasheed wallace was the worlds foremost proponent of ball dont lie as a way of life.
The ball is, essentially, the unbiased judge who will not reward the player by going in if the apparent foul was. The reader knowing things that the characters dont know. Sticky is a young teenager trying to find his way and make sense of a world where he feels alone. 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. N e y en best book for young adults election s of election. Apr 01, 2016 pro basketball player rasheed wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth ball dont lie. Use ball dont lie to examine develop different voices in a writing unit. 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. Readers will be strongly affected by the unforgettable, distinctly male. A phrase commonly used by professional basketball player rasheed wallace. 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. Dec 05, 2012 rasheed wallaces ball dont lie catchphrase suggests that the ball is the ultimate arbiter of oncourt justice, but recently those words have mostly meant punishment for him. In a lie of the mind, sally is one of the more minor characters albeit still a quite important one. 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 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. Sticky travis reichard, the main character, is a seventeenyear old white kid from a troubled background who s. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. It stars and1 mixtape team member grayson boucher, a. Rasheed wallace gets called for a technical foul after fouling luis scola, and earns yet another and the ejection after shouting ball dont lie. Its the only place that feels like home and where his skills give him some street cred. I think your main characters need their own spiritual journey. He is an outsider, people think he doesnt belong because he is white. The protagonist sticky is a boy from the slums of california who spent a large portion of his life in an orphanage. 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. Lacking traditional support systems, they face situations that are out of their control. With romance, basketball, violence, drama, and humor, this book should find universal appeal.
Ball don t lie is full of powerful imagery, metaphors, and similes. Now seventeen, sticky bounces from one foster home to another as repeatedly as. He suffers from obsessivecompulsive disorder, which embarrasses him, so he just cant help doing certain things over and over until they feel right. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name, travis reichard, is rarely used. He attended the university of the pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a master of fine arts in creative writing. Jan 29, 2015 characters knowing things other characters dont know. Ball don t lie is a book about a seventeen year old boy named sticky. Next week, well talk about tying the lie into the plot by figuring out the thing your character wants vs. Once you know whats wrong, you then get to set about figuring out how to make it right. His debut novel, ball dont lie, was an alayalsa best book for young adults and an alayalsa quick pick and was made into a major motion picture. Sticky is poor and has no place to call home but the streets.
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. The book takes place mostly at the local rec center which is also a homeless shelter. Sally is jakes little sister who continually refuses to be around her big brother. Before he retired, he left behind this exemplum of the phrases use.
The lie your character believes is the foundation for his character arc. Response must be less that 100,000 characters thank you for your feedback. 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. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. 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 character that is incredibly likeable and so imperfectly awesome that i wish i knew him in real life.
Pagina ufficiale del torneo di basket ball dont lie latina. Mar 01, 2017 the ball dont lie commandments, as set down by sheed, are as follows. In fact, the 3rd character is getting her own book. Ball dont lie faculty book excerpt gotham writers workshop. 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. Full of theft and dunk, smooth jumpers and fragile egos. How a dark gym like lincoln rec is a different world. Kakarot is available now for pc, ps4, and xbox one. 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.
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