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The Sports Pages
By Scieszka, Jon
- ISBN
- 978-0-06-196378-0 978-0-06-196377-3 978-0-06-219014-7
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Walden Pond Pr
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 4 Up—In his introduction, Scieszka states, "In keeping with the competitive spirit of sports, here is a collection of the fastest, strongest, funniest, wildest, and best sports stories." But this anthology is uneven and doesn't live up to that claim. It presents 10 short stories by 10 different authors, including Joseph Bruchac, Tim Green, and Gordon Korman plus autobiographical pieces by TV sportscaster James Brown and LA Kings hockey star Dustin Brown. One of the best is Dan Gutman's "How I W...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on October 1, 2012
From stirring tales of overcoming the odds to humorous depictions of angry fans, this collection offers a wide range of fiction and nonfiction by authors Dustin Brown, James Brown, Joseph Bruchac, Chris Crutcher, Tim Green, Dan Gutman, Gordon Korman, Chris Rylander, Anne Ursu, and Jacqueline Woodson. As Jon Scieszka promises in his introduction, these captivating tales “reveal character a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
