Strong to the Hoop by John Coy
	List Price:   $8.95 Unit Price:   $7.16 You Save:   $1.79 (20%) ISBN-10:   1584301783 ISBN-13:   9781584301783 Publisher:   Lee & Low Books Category:   Sports Pub. Date:   October 2003 Pages:   32 Format:   Trade Cloth Ages:   6 and UP
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION BASKETBALL_FICTION
Description/Notes
When 10-year-old James is finally allowed to play basketball with the big boys, he must prove that he can hold his own. It is Skins against Shirts, and James is guarding Marcus, a tall and muscular boy. As James gets into the game, he proves that size isn't everything. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc. James has always settled for watching his big brother play basketball from the side court. But one day a player is injured and James is asked to join the older boy's game. This is James' chance to prove himself on the main court. An originally illustrated tale of the thrill of street basketball. 'This eye-catching picture book blends photography and scratchboard drawings in a series of arresting mixed media collages... Staccato bursts of dialogue and description emulate the stop-start rhythm of the game' - Publishers Weekly 'Real-life kids competing on a mythic playing field - that's the message here, but you don't need to understand it in those terms to feel its allure' - Booklist 'Cleanly compelling' - Kirkus Reviews