Zusatztext There's plenty of magic in this collection to go around. Booklist! Starred A natural for middle school classrooms and libraries! this strong collection should find eager readers. Kirkus Reviews! Starred Inclusive! authentic! and eminently readable! this collection of short stories is an excellent addition for libraries and classrooms. School Library Journal! Starred Thought provoking and wide-ranging! this first anthology from WNDB should not be missed. Publishers Weekly! Starred Whether or not middle-schoolers read the afterword . . . they are sure to agree that they need to read more books by these authors! whose storytelling styles and genuine feel for adolescent struggles and triumphs will inspire them to seek out their other work. The Bulletin! Starred Informationen zum Autor Ellen Oh is cofounder and president of We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) and author of the YA fantasy trilogy the Prophecy series and the middle-grade novel The Spirit Hunters, to be published in fall 2017. She was named one of Publishers Weekly 's Notable People of 2014. Ellen met Walter Dean Myers and his son Christopher Myers at one of her first book festivals. Already nervous, her mouth dropped open when she saw the pair towering over the crowd. Chris took pity on an awestruck Ellen and introduced himself, and he and Walter couldn't have been nicer, taking her under their wing and treating her like an old friend. Oh resides in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband and three children. Discover more at ellenoh.com. Klappentext Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold short story collection-written by some of the best children's authors including Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, Jacqueline Woodson, and many more and published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books-celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us. "Will resonate with any kid who's ever felt different-which is to say, every kid." -Time Great stories take flight in this adventurous middle-grade anthology crafted by ten of the most recognizable and diverse authors writing today. Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander delivers a story in-verse about a boy who just might have magical powers; National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson spins a tale of friendship against all odds; and Meg Medina uses wet paint to color in one girl's world with a short story that inspired her Newbery award-winner Merci Suárez Changes Gear. Plus, seven more bold voices that bring this collection to new heights with tales that challenge, inspire, and celebrate the unique talents within us all. AUTHORS INCLUDE: Kwame Alexander, Kelly J. Baptist, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Peña, Tim Federle, Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Walter Dean Myers, Tim Tingle, Jacqueline Woodson "There's plenty of magic in this collection to go around." -Booklist, Starred "A natural for middle school classrooms and libraries." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred "Inclusive, authentic, and eminently readable." -School Library Journal, Starred "Thought provoking and wide-ranging . . . should not be missed."-Publishers Weekly, Starred "Read more books by these authors." -The Bulletin, Starred Zusammenfassung Whether it is basketball dreams! family fiascos! first crushes! or new neighborhoods! this bold short story collectionwritten by some of the best children's authors including Kwame Alexander! Meg Medina! Jacqueline Woodson! and many more and published in partnership with We Need Diverse Bookscelebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us. "Will resonate with any kid who's ever felt differentwhich is to say! every kid." Time Great stories take flight in this adventurous middle-gra...

ldquo;There’s plenty of magic in this collection to go around.” —Booklist, Starred

“A natural for middle school classrooms and libraries, this strong collection should find eager readers.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred

“Inclusive, authentic, and eminently readable, this collection of short stories is an excellent addition for libraries and classrooms.” —School Library Journal, Starred

“Thought provoking and wide-ranging, this first anthology from WNDB should not be missed.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred

“Whether or not middle-schoolers read the afterword . . . they are sure to agree that they need to read more books by these authors, whose storytelling styles and genuine feel for adolescent struggles and triumphs will inspire them to seek out their other work.” —The Bulletin, Starred

Autorentext

Edited by Ellen Oh; contributions by Kwame Alexander, Kelly J. Baptist, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Peña, Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Tim Tingle, Jacqueline Woodson

Klappentext

Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold short story collection-written by some of the best children's authors including Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, Jacqueline Woodson, and many more and published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books-celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.

"Will resonate with any kid who's ever felt different-which is to say, every kid." -Time

Great stories take flight in this adventurous middle-grade anthology crafted by ten of the most recognizable and diverse authors writing today. Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander delivers a story in-verse about a boy who just might have magical powers; National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson spins a tale of friendship against all odds; and Meg Medina uses wet paint to color in one girl's world with a short story that inspired her Newbery award-winner Merci Suárez Changes Gear. Plus, seven more bold voices that bring this collection to new heights with tales that challenge, inspire, and celebrate the unique talents within us all.

AUTHORS INCLUDE: Kwame Alexander, Kelly J. Baptist, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Peña, Tim Federle, Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Walter Dean Myers, Tim Tingle, Jacqueline Woodson

"There's plenty of magic in this collection to go around." -Booklist, Starred

"A natural for middle school classrooms and libraries." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"Inclusive, authentic, and eminently readable." -School Library Journal, Starred

"Thought provoking and wide-ranging . . . should not be missed."-Publishers Weekly, Starred

"Read more books by these authors." -The Bulletin, Starred

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How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium

Matt de la Peña

 

 

It’s finally summer.

 

Go ahead, take a deep breath. You’re free.

 

All year long your moms has been on you like glue about algebra worksheets and science fair projects and the knee-high stack of books Mrs. Baker assigned for English class. And you did what you had to do. Two As and four Bs.

 

Truth is, you’re actually pretty smart.

 

School comes easy.

 

You told Baker in that end-of-the-year five-page paper what was up with Esperanza’s dreams and the symbolism of the Mango Street house, and you pulled down a 96 percent--second-highest grade in the class. But even as you typed out that essay, you had an indoor-outdoor in your lap. Between sentences you daydreamed finger rolls over outstretched hands.

 

See, here’s what all the hard-core homework pushers don’t get.

 

For people like you, ball is more than just ball.

 

It’s a way out.

 

A path to those tree-lined lives they always show on TV.

 

You’ve crunched the numbers and read the tea leaves. Fact is, you’ll never hit the books as hard as Boy Genius Jeremiah Villa. Sylvia Diaz, either. Even your boy Francisco, from down the hall. There are folks in this world who live to mark up a fat World Hi…