Guys Read: The Sports Pages: 3 - Softcover

Scieszka, Jon; Korman, Gordon; Rylander, Chris; Gutman, Dan; Ursu, Anne; Green, Dr Tim; Bruchac, Joseph; Woodson, Jacqueline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061963771 ISBN 13: 9780061963773

Publisher: Walden Pond Press, 2012

Synopsis

The Sports Pages, the third volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, features ten short stories guaranteed to put you in the ring, under the basket, and right behind home plate.From fiction to nonfiction, from baseball to mixed martial arts and everything in between, these are a collection of stories about the rush of victory and the crush of defeat on and off the field.Authors include Dustin Brown, James Brown, Joseph Bruchac, Chris Crutcher, Tim Green, Dan Gutman, Gordon Korman, Chris Rylander, Anne Ursu, and Jacqueline Woodson, with illustrations by Dan Santat.

About this title

Product Description:

Paperback. Pub Date :2012-07-10 Pages: 272 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US Ten stories guaranteed to put you in the ring. under the basket. and right behind home plate. from the following perennial all-stars: Dustin BrownJames BrownJoseph BruchacChris CrutcherTim GreenDan GutmanGordon KormanChris RylanderAnne UrsuJacqueline Woodson with illustrations by Dan Santat

About the Author:

Jon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Children's Literature emeritus and the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids, including The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Math Curse, Robot Zot!, and the Time Warp Trio series. Jon founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when they are reading things they love. A former elementary school teacher, Jon lives in Brooklyn with his family. For more great books, more great facts, and more about your favorite authors, head over to www.guysread.com. You'll be glad you did.

Dan Santat, the author and illustrator of The Guild of Geniuses. He's also developing his own animated television show.

Gordon Korman published his first book at age fourteen and since then has written more than ninety middle grade and teen novels. Favorites include the New York Times bestselling Ungifted, Supergifted, The Unteachables, Pop, Schooled, and the Masterminds series. Gordon lives with his family on Long Island, New York. You can visit him online at www.gordonkorman.com.

Chris Rylander is the author of the Codename Conspiracy series and the Fourth Stall saga. A fan of chocolate, chips, and chocolate chips, he lives in Chicago. You can visit him online at www.chrisrylander.com.

Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Files series; the Baseball Card Adventure series, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies around the world; and the My Weird School series, which has sold more than 12 million copies. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety-two state book award nominations. He lives in New York City with his wife, Nina. You can visit him online at www.dangutman.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Walden Pond Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0061963771
• ISBN 13: 9780061963773
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• Illustrator: Santat Dan