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Ball Don't Lie

Book Description
Sticky is a beat-around-the-head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He's a white boy living and playing in a world where he doesn't seem to belong.

But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out . . . if he ca... More
Book Information
PublisherDelacorte Press Books for Young Readers
BindingHardcover (11 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages288
ISBN-10B006G83SY0
Publication Date09/27/2005
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About Matt De La Pena (Author) : Matt de la Peña's debut novel, Ball Don't Lie, was published by Delacorte in September of 2005. The novel is soon to be released as a major motion picture starring Ludacris, Nick Cannon, Emelie de Ra... more
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2/15/2008 Matt de la Pena said: The system lost him. She found him. The game saved him.

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