Wrestling Sturbridge - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wrestling Sturbridge write by Rich Wallace. This book was released on 2008-12-24. Wrestling Sturbridge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Welcome to Sturbridge, Pennsylvania, a small, dead-end town with nothing to do and no way out. At least that's how Ben, a high school senior and the second-best 135-pound wrestler in school, sees it. But Ben's fed up with being stuck on the bench, watching as his friend Al, the state champion, gets all the glory. If Ben doesn't get his life in gear, he could end up like his father and the other men in Sturbridge--working on the line in the cinder block factory. Spurred on partly by a wise, intense young woman, and partly by a strength found deep within himself, Ben looks for a way out--his whole life depends on it. In the words of Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli, "Wrestling Sturbridge isn't just an outstanding first novel; it's an outstanding novel, period."
Second String Center #10
Second String Center #10 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Second String Center #10 write by Rich Wallace. This book was released on 2008-11-13. Second String Center #10 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Slimmed down and in great shape, Dunk is thrilled to make the school basketball team as a secondstring center. Jared, the starting center, is the best player on the team. But when Jared begins missing practice as well as the shots he used to make, Dunk is on the court more than he expected. He’s playing better than ever, but will that jeopardize his friendship with Jared?
Playing Without the Ball
Playing Without the Ball - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Playing Without the Ball write by Rich Wallace. This book was released on 2010-08-18. Playing Without the Ball available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Some might think Jay was cheated. By his mother, who walked out when he was 9. By his dad, who took a job a couple thousand miles away and let him stay above a bar in a one-room apartment. By the basketball coach, who saw his talent but chose youth over determination. And even Jay’s not sure whether this last year of high school in the small town of Sturbridge, Pennsylvania, will add up to anything. But just when senior year seems a waste–kissing the wrong girls, offending the right ones, playing basketball on a church league with other “rejects”–life begins to click again. The church league gives him some of the best basketball he’s ever played, and the right girl gives him a second chance. Jay may not know what he wants next out of life, but he’s beginning to get a clue about how to play the game.
Losing Is Not an Option
Losing Is Not an Option - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Losing Is Not an Option write by Rich Wallace. This book was released on 2009-02-04. Losing Is Not an Option available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ron is watcher, it seems. He watches his pick-up basketball team–five guys trying to fit together on the court. He watches Dawn on the dance floor, and that tiny star tattoo on her shoulder. He watches Darby run, her short legs all sweat and muscle. He watches his friends veer off–and up–into popularity. He watches his dad move in with his grandmother and make do. But he’s more than a watcher: He’s a hustler on the court, a free-thrower, a poet, a poker player, a rule breaker, a loving grandson, a runner, and a ruthless competitor in those eight laps around the track–the 3200 meter. In nine interwoven stories, award-winning author Rich Wallace brings a small-town high school to life through the sharp, spare voice–and the heart-pounding defeats and triumphs–of an athlete.
One Good Punch
One Good Punch - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook One Good Punch write by Rich Wallace. This book was released on 2007-11-13. One Good Punch available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. ASK ANYBODY AROUND East Scranton High School: Michael Kerrigan is almost too good to be true. Dedicated athlete, captain of the track team, editorial assistant (obituary writer) at the Scranton Observer, he's never been in trouble, and he doesn't associate with troublemakers. This is the most important track season of his life - and he's ready.That is, until the police find four joints in his locker. Soon Mike's seemingly perfect world is threatened, and with pressure coming from his parents, his childhood best friend, and his sort-of girlfriend, Mike is faced with a choice - a choice that will determine the kind of athlete, friend, and man he becomes.
