Sports shorts : an anthology of short stories

This anthology of short, autobiographical stories has kids? book authors telling tales of their own real-life athletic incidents. Some are funny, some are serious, and some put their own twist on the whole â#x80;sportsâ#x80;#x9D; concept. Eight stories from both â#x80;boysâ#x80;#x9D; and â#x80;girlsâ#x80;#x9D; include tales of dodgeball, wrestling, track, softball, and even ballet-as-a-sport. Kids will relate to the struggling non-jocks as well as the athletes who take the trophy home Bombardment / Joseph Bruchac Two left feet, two left hands, and too left on the bench / David Lubar First position / Marilyn Singer Finishing blocks and deadly hook shots / Terry Trueman Finding high-jump fame : a shorts story / Dorian Cirrone Line drive / Tanya West Riding the century / Alexandra Siy On being written in / Jamie McEwan. A collection of eight semi-autobiographical stories about the authors' experiences with sports while growing up. They range from the game "Bombardment" over the lunch hour, sports from gym class, karate, ballet, wrestling, to baseball, basketball and football. Presents a collection of eight short stories of victories and defeats in various sports, including karate, track, wrestling, baseball, basketball, and football.