Sports shorts : an anthology of short stories / by Joseph Bruchac ... [and others].

Title:

ISBN:

9781581960402

Publication Information:

Plain City, Ohio : Darby Creek Pub., [2005]

Physical Description:

127 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Contents:

Bombardment / Joseph Bruchac -- Two left feet, two left hands, and too left on the bench / David Lubar -- First position / Marilyn Singer -- Finishing blocks and deadly hook shots / Terry Trueman -- Finding high-jump fame / Dorian Cirrone -- Line drive / Tanya West -- Riding the century / Alexandra Siy -- On being written in / Jamie McEwan.

Summary:

A collection of eight semi-autobiographical stories about the authors' experiences with sports while growing up. They range from the game "Bombardment" over the lunch hour, sports from gym class, karate, ballet, wrestling, to baseball, basketball and football.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 3.0 101897.

Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.4 7 Quiz: 36893 Guided reading level: T.

Subject Term:

Athletic ability -- Fiction.

Sportsmanship -- Fiction.

Genre:

Sports fiction

Short stories

Added Author:

Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

Audience: