Matt received his mfa in creative writing from san diego state university and his ba from the. Sep 06, 2009 i dont think i could make this a weekly thing, but i just finished a really good book by and about a young man, ball dont lie. In fact, youtube is filled with videos of wallace dropping ball dont lie during different stages of his professional career. Pagina ufficiale del torneo di basket ball dont lie latina. I dont have a piece of paper so why dont you just write it here, on my skin. Hes also the author of the awardwinning picture book a nations hope. Ball dont lie is more than phrase a player can call out to make a case that a call was made unnecessarily, it is also a mindset and philosophy. Raised in the foster system, sticky has an attitude that is unwelcoming to all who approach. I dont think i could make this a weekly thing, but i just finished a really good book by and about a young man, ball dont lie. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ball dont lie. But a great film and if you get the chance i highly recommend seeing ball don t lie. He dont talk much, but lets his mad balling skills. With ball dont lie, wallace keeps technicals flowing. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream.
People say a skinny white dude cant ball, but sticky dont pay them no mind. 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. He loves basketball and attended college on an athletic scholarship. 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. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The story of boxing legend joe louis illustrated by kadir nelson. 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. 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 judge gave him a year in a group homesaid he had to write in a journal. Graysons performance was also very good, as were all of the actors.
Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. But when a big earthquake hits, his life is changed forever, and it becomes a. 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. Instead, i handed this girl my sharpie and held out the inside of my forearm and told her. The judge gave him a year in a group homesaid he had to write in a journal so some counselor could try to figure out how he thinks. That is where he spends his free time to get away from reality, all his stereotypes, foster. 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. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. 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. Sign up or sign in to see availability for your saved libraries at a glance.
Rasheed wallace gets called for a technical foul after fouling luis scola, and earns yet another and the ejection after shouting ball dont lie. Miss attitude over at reading in color has a meme called male monday. To ask other readers questions about ball dont lie, please sign up. Before he retired, he left behind this exemplum of the phrases use. Shy took the summer job on a cruise liner to make some money. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. It stars and1 mixtape team member grayson boucher, a. Seventeenyearold sticky has been shuffled to different foster homes and living on the streets since his mothers death. Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few zig zag scars, and his. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name. 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. A simple phrase made famous by rasheed wallace and coach flip saunders that presents evidence that a foul call was indeed unwarranted when the basketball doesnt go in the hoop usually when the foul beneficiary is at the free throw line.
With rosanna arquette, grayson boucher, ludacris, nick cannon. I hadnt read it yet, but i booktalked it like crazy and honestly, it practically sold itself. Its the only place that feels like home and where his skills give him some street cred. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. Determined to make his way in the world, sticky heads to the basketball court where he learns that his skills as a player and his will to succeed in life is all he really needs to find his own way in the. Thanks to her gentle presence, sticky begins to reflect on his life for the first time and resolves, though without success, to stop his. Ball dont lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as.
Ball dont lie, mexican whiteboy, we were here, i will save you, the living, and his most recent book, the hunted. The setting in this novel takes place in a newly built local rec center named the lincoln rec. It was great seeing some notable actors playing different roles then you are used to seeing them in. Apr 26, 2008 very authentic when it came to that for sure. Retired basketball player rasheed wallace was the worlds foremost proponent of ball dont lie as a way of life. He has an mfa in creative writing from san diego state university. With little money in his pocket, he stresses out over buying her a present that will impress and makes a choice that could have a lasting impact on the rest of their lives. Seventeenyearold sticky has been shuffled to different foster homes and living on the streets. Why then must we leave the good thing like a book ball. I remember thinking when ball dont lie came out that it was going to be a perfect book to share with the teen patrons of our library. In this novel, you will find its flash, its power, and its elegance without chains.
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