True legend
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Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure:
850L
Description
#1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica makes his return to the basketball court! There's a reason teammates call him "True." Because for basketball phenom Drew Robinson, there is nothing more true than his talent on the court. It's the kind that comes along once in a generation and is loaded with perks--and with problems. Before long, True buys in to his own hype, much to the chagrin of his mother, who wants to keep her boy's head grounded--and suddenly trouble has a way of finding him. That is, until a washed-up former playground legend steps back onto the court and takes True under his wing. In this age of street agents promising riches to kids barely out of elementary school and college programs being taken down because of recruiting violations, True Legend is a resonant and inspiring novel in the Lupica tradition. ***"The perfect trifecta of deep knowledge and portrayal of the history and culture of basketball, keen insight into the obstacle course of motivations and temptations facing a talented young man, and perfect-pitch sports writing. . . Lupica is the greatest sportswriter for middle-grade readers, and this book, True Legend, is a reminder of his dominance."*** —VOYA, starred review “Lupica scores another winner with this cautionary tale. . . . Loaded with action-packed, suspenseful basketball sequences, crisp dialogue, sharply drawn characters, and keen insight into contemporary basketball culture in America, Drew’s story illuminates the realities and choices facing gifted young athletes.” —School Library Journal "Written in a fluid mix of slightly distant exposition and terse dialogue, the tale features plenty of suspenseful, expertly depicted hoops action along with choices both wrong and, ultimately, right made in the face of glittering temptations." —Booklist
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ISBN:
9780399252273
9781101581414
9781101581414
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 5.2, 10 Points
Level 5.2, 10 Points
Lexile measure:
850L
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Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 3123efac-297e-1759-e9c4-cb8382347223 |
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Grouping Title | true legend |
Grouping Author | mike lupica |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2021-01-25 04:51:33AM |
Last Indexed | 2021-01-25 05:06:45AM |
Novelist Primary ISBN | 9780399252273 |
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accelerated_reader_interest_level | MG+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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accelerated_reader_point_value | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
accelerated_reader_reading_level | 5.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
author | Mike Lupica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
author_display | Lupica, Mike | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
available_at_addison | Addison Public Library | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
collection_addison | Teens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
detailed_location_addison | 2nd Floor- Teen Books Online OverDrive Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
display_description | Fifteen-year-old Drew "True" Robinson loves being the best point-guard prospect in high school basketball, but learns the consequences of fame through a former player, as well as through the man who expects to be his manager when True reaches the NBA. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
format_addison | Book eBook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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isbn | 9780399252273 9781101581414 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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itype_addison | Young Adult Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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lexile_score | 850 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
literary_form | Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
literary_form_full | Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
local_callnumber_addison | YA FIC LUPICA M. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
owning_library_addison | Addison Public Library | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
owning_location_addison | Addison Public Library | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
primary_isbn | 9780399252273 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
publishDate | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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subject_facet | African Americans -- Fiction Basketball -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction High schools -- Fiction Schools -- Fiction Teamwork (Sports) -- Fiction Young adult fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | True legend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | True Legend True legend / Mike Lupica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | True legend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | African Americans Basketball Conduct of life High schools Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Schools Teamwork (Sports) |