He dont talk much, but lets his mad balling skills do the talking. His second novel, mexican whiteboy, was an alayalsa top ten best book for young adults, a 2009 notable book for a global. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ball dont lie. 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. 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. Retired basketball player rasheed wallace was the worlds foremost proponent of ball dont lie as a way of life. 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 homeless. Hes a white boy who always go to the rec center surrounded by black people who test him. Before he retired, he left behind this exemplum of the phrases use.
Though travis reichard is the protagonists given name, his moniker is sticky. You said you used to play with them, an hour ago they didn t exist. Sticky the protagonist of the book ball dont lie is a tall 63 basketball player. He has a passion for basketball, and he is so gooood. To sticky life was basketball, and his girlfriend anhthu. 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 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 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. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. Ball dont lie presents a story so unique both in the main character and in the form of narrative, that i found myself wishing for the book not to end. Dec 05, 2012 rasheed wallaces ball dont lie catchphrase suggests that the ball is the ultimate arbiter of oncourt justice, but recently those words have mostly meant punishment for him. Once you get past the basketball details if youre not a sports person, that is, you will find an amazing, interesting, and absorbing story of a boy who is working hard at the only chance hes got to beat the odds. Ball dont lie is now in the process of being turned into a feature film.
If a foul call is disputed by the one cast as the guilty party, then the ball will have final say over whether the call. Rasheed wallace keeps technicals flowing with ball dont lie. Ball dont lie is full of powerful imagery, metaphors, and similes. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. Ball dont lie 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few zig zag scars, and his home is the street. Seventeenyearold sticky has been shuffled to different foster homes and living on the streets since his mothers death. Place students in groups and use the following chart with basketball terms, everyday items, or.
Iverson says ball dont lie, then asks for ball and scores duration. The protagonist sticky is a boy from the slums of california who spent a large portion of his life in an orphanage. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name. Use ball dont lie to examine develop different voices in a writing unit. Your typical young adult book is going to generally have a set of young characters, some element of romance, and your stereotypical coming of age story where the main protagonist grows and develops as a character. In the book where does sticky live throughout his life. It stars and1 mixtape team member grayson boucher, a. 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. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name, travis reichard, is rarely used. 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. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky boucher. Its the only place that feels like home and where his skills give him some street cred. In fact, one of the greatest strengths of this book is the authors obvious intimacy with and love for the.
The only difference is sticky never had a place to call his own, and living with different foster parents every year had no benefit. He attended the university of the pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a master of fine arts in creative writing at san diego state university. Ball don t lie 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His debut novel, ball dont lie, was an alayalsa best book for young adults and an alayalsa quick pick and was made into a major motion picture. Before he retired, he left behind this exemplum of. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. Sep 06, 2009 thankfully, this is not the case with ball dont lie 2005. With rosanna arquette, grayson boucher, ludacris, nick cannon. Sticky has been to four different foster homesthe book is framed around these different place. Sep 27, 2005 ball dont lie has these to ball dont lie is something of an oddity among books specific to the young adult genre. Even the secondary characters in the book are lively and complete. 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.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. How a dark gym like lincoln rec is a different world. Delacort recently published gotham fiction teacher ball dont lie, the story of a teenager with a shuffledaround foster life who seeks the end of the rainbow playing basketball. Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. Ball dont lie supports the theme in the book that some things in your life can be stable and honest, while others cannot or will not be. Matt played college b ball and he knows how to write, as well, with gillian engberg of booklist saying. He suffers from obsessivecompulsive disorder, which embarrasses him, so he just cant help doing certain things over and over until they feel right. As a prereading activity, teach a lesson on figurative language and use synectic boxes to learn about similes. Untill he was six he lived with his mother that was a drug addict and would leave him on the street to beg for money and give it to her so she can buy her drugs. Sticky is a character that is incredibly likeable and so imperfectly awesome that i wish i knew him in real life. Ball dont lie is a book that will greatly appeal to its demographic. He lives in brooklyn, new york, where he teaches creative writing.
I found the dialogue and language authentic and adored the characters. Mar 01, 2017 the ball dont lie commandments, as set down by sheed, are as follows. Place students in groups and use the following chart with basketball terms, everyday items, or items of interest to the students. 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. A phrase commonly used by professional basketball player rasheed wallace.
Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. To begin with, it defines the topic of the book the intersection of basketball and languagestakes a position within that intersection, and reminds us that this intersection involves dynamics of power. You couldn t have been playing with them if they didn t exist. The ball is, essentially, the unbiased judge who will not reward the player by going in if the apparent foul was. Full of theft and dunk, smooth jumpers and fragile egos.
Depending on the study guide provider sparknotes, shmoop, etc. Sticky is a young teenager trying to find his way and make sense of a world where he feels alone. Sticky travis reichard, the main character, is a seventeenyear old white kid from a troubled background who s. He has a passion for basketball and he sees it for his way out of his problems. Lathrop high school librarys 60 second book recommendation. In the book what is one of the main characters traits. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name, travis reichard. The liar ball you dont wanttranscript battle for dream. Readers will be strongly affected by the unforgettable, distinctly male. Ball don t lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. 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.