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Streetball Is Life: Lessons Earned on the Asphalt

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Located in: Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

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Condition: Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. ... Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. The binding may be slightly damaged but integrity is still intact. Possible writing in margins, possible underlining and highlighting of text, but no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9781538139271

EAN: 9781538139271

Book Title: Streetball Is Life : Lessons Earned on the Asphalt

Item Length: 8.9in

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

Publication Year: 2020

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 0.8in

Author: Paul Volponi

Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction, Sports & Recreation

Topic: Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation / Basketball, Social Topics / General (See Also Headings under Family), General

Item Width: 5.8in

Item Weight: 14.3 Oz

Number of Pages: 204 Pages, 176 Pages

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From award-winning young adult author Paul Volponi comes the true story of his unforgettable summer spent proving himself as a legitimate New York City streetballer, only later discovering that he had gained a set of skills that would enhance his life off the court, as well. During the sweltering summer of seventeen-year-old Paul Volponi's life, he had only one goal-he wanted, no, needed to become a legitimate and respected New York City street basketball player. It was a passion that consumed him night and day, and at times even isolated him from his friends and family. So he entered through the gates of the Proving Ground, the roughest streetball yard in the city. It was a place where the fouls resembled felonies, and the atmosphere mirrored that of the Roman Coliseum more than Madison Square Garden. It was where teens and adults contested pickup games with a ferocity seemingly greater than that of the NBA Finals. The Proving Ground was a difficult place to cultivate friendships and an easy environment to make enemies. This is the story of Paul's summer-long initiation at the Proving Ground. It is truly a streetball testament of a teenager who wanted more than anything else to earn his stripes in streetball society. Only what he didn't understand at the time was that this experience would deliver to him, as it does today for so many young adults, a set of skills that would enhance his life far beyond the boundaries of a basketball court.

Product Identifiers

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

ISBN-10

1538139278

ISBN-13

9781538139271

eBay Product ID (ePID)

8038726792

Product Key Features

Book Title

Streetball Is Life : Lessons Earned on the Asphalt

Author

Paul Volponi

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Topic

Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation / Basketball, Social Topics / General (See Also Headings under Family), General

Publication Year

2020

Genre

Young Adult Nonfiction, Sports & Recreation

Number of Pages

204 Pages, 176 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

8.9in

Item Height

0.8in

Item Width

5.8in

Item Weight

14.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number

Gv887.3.V65 2020

Grade from

Eighth Grade

Grade to

College Graduate Student

Reviews

. . . Volponi conveys a passion for basketball while sharing a bittersweet reminiscence of a pivotal summer. The on-court action is tendered with an almost awe-like respect for the game, the players, and the relentlessly fierce way they play. Sprinkled with quotes from basketball greats as well as reflective life lessons the author learned from playing, this informative memoir reveals the unrelenting world of streetball and the talented athletes who rule it., Paul Volponi's latest, Streetball is Life, is a fitting heir to his signature work Black and White. The rhythm of the city streets envelops the reader with the grittiness of a hard-fought game of hoops that is careening toward an unknown finish. Volponi's coming-of-age story will attract those just beginning to make their mark on the world as well as those further along in practicing what they learned through early competition. Streetball is Life is a slam dunk., [Streetball is Life] is filled with cinematic details and colorful characters, which bring the streetball subculture to life. . . . An entertaining title that will likely be very popular with basketball fans and will appeal to readers who enjoy realistic fiction.

Table of Content

Preface Prologue 1: Leaving the Comfort Zone 2: Into the Fire 3: Staking Our Claim 4: The Battle Within 5: One-on-One War 6: A Sunday with Style 7: Worries at Home 8: Storming the Shrine 9: Christmas in July 10: Setting a Roster 11: The Sheriff 12: Shelter from the Storm 13: Round Two 14: The Letter 15: Ballers versus Badge 16: Thinking Forward 17: Problem Solving 18: No Rating 19: Role Model 20: B-Ball Paradise 21: Hitting the Wall 22: Seeing Double 23: Mending Wounds 24: Lessons Learned 25: The Court Less Traveled Afterword References About the Author

2020

Lccn

2019-057221

Dewey Decimal

796.323092

Intended Audience

Young Adult Audience

Dewey Edition

Illustrated

Yes

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