| Ball Don't Lie |
The Novel:
*An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults
*An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick
*Soon to be a major motion picture starring Ludacris,
Nick Cannon, Emelie de Ravin, Grayson Boucher,
and Rosanna Arquette
Sticky is a beat-around-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. He started out life so far behind the pack that
the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He’s a white boy living and playing in a world where
he doesn’t seem to belong.
But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out . . . if he can only realize that he
doesn’t have to be the person everyone else expects him to be.
A breakout urban masterpiece by newcomer Matt de la Peña, Ball Don’t Lie takes place
where the street and the court meet and where a boy can be anything if he puts his mind to it.
*An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults
*An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick
*Soon to be a major motion picture starring Ludacris,
Nick Cannon, Emelie de Ravin, Grayson Boucher,
and Rosanna Arquette
Sticky is a beat-around-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. He started out life so far behind the pack that
the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He’s a white boy living and playing in a world where
he doesn’t seem to belong.
But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out . . . if he can only realize that he
doesn’t have to be the person everyone else expects him to be.
A breakout urban masterpiece by newcomer Matt de la Peña, Ball Don’t Lie takes place
where the street and the court meet and where a boy can be anything if he puts his mind to it.
Reviews:
"A sad, sweet book about a young foster kid
growing up on basketball and the streets."
--Newsweek
"An inspiring story. Sticky is a true original,
and de la peña has skillfully brought him to
life." --School Library Journal, (Starred)
"Riveting." --Booklist
"Stunningly realistic." --Voice of Youth
Advocates
"The characters live and breathe. . . . This is a
must-read." --The Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books
"De la Peña does an excellent job of
combining the streets with the sport. Gritty
and mesmerizing." --Kirkus Reviews
"A sad, sweet book about a young foster kid
growing up on basketball and the streets."
--Newsweek
"An inspiring story. Sticky is a true original,
and de la peña has skillfully brought him to
life." --School Library Journal, (Starred)
"Riveting." --Booklist
"Stunningly realistic." --Voice of Youth
Advocates
"The characters live and breathe. . . . This is a
must-read." --The Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books
"De la Peña does an excellent job of
combining the streets with the sport. Gritty
and mesmerizing." --Kirkus Reviews
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