Ball Don't Lie

Great book- could npy put it down

This book Ball dont lie was a great book. I loved this book and could not put it down because it was about the sport I play. It is not for younger children. I'd suggest it for middle schoolers that like action and sport. this is a realistic fiction book. The characters come to life in the inner cities and all they do is play basketball.

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This was a great book. The best part about it is the plot. Its one of those suspenceful books that just makes you want to keep reading and reading and you dont want to stop but eventually you have to. This book is also aspecially good if you like anything about basketball because its a basketball book. You honestly dont even need to like basketball to read this book, if your in to reading about children that have a rough life at home and about how life is actually on the streets this is a great selection for you. This book is about this kid named Sticky just your average normal kid in the wrong part of the neighborhood. The bad part is...thats his home, the neighborhood. he has no where to call HOME,he gets abussed by a group of pimps everyday and he's a foster kid with a prostitute mother so he basically just keeps bouncing from one fostor family to the next because he cant fine anything secure...he doesnt have the greatest life in the world. Beside from that this kid can ball, hes a really good baller and that could be the solution to him getting out of the neighborhood. Might I mention that he is in an all black community and he is definatly showin them up. He is the only white kid in his community so is the outcast. But the fact was he was able to ball with these kids and he was good. The problem with him not getting reconized by people is because of the neighborhood he lives in and the community. No one wants to go out to that area to look for basketball players because their afraid. I definatly recomend this book to everyone...especially people that like to read about that sort of stuff. Maybe that one day will come for Stick and he'll be able to get out, read the book to find out!

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Boring, Dull, and thoughtless

When starting this book, I was very interested in the story of Sticky and the other ballers at the Lincoln Rec. Excited to read the hardships and deep stories, I dove into the book with high. It didn’t keep my attention, seemed predictable and was not as interesting as I had thought. The plot also seemed like it had been written before. Sticky seemed almost predictable at times. With all of his problems, none of them seemed real and the story just couldn’t draw me in. Characters seemed only paper deep and couldn’t create a picture in my head of who they were and how they acted. Maybe it was my lack of sympathy or just the story went over my head, but when I read, the story couldn’t pull me in. I would honestly only recommend this book to children under 15. Any age over that, nobody would enjoy the fake storyline.

really good..too bad the movie is hard to find

i like the book alot since it from the period of the early 2000s and the setting is in california my home state....

the story itsef is easy follow none of that looking up the dictionary for every word....highly reccomended.

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Ball Don't Lie true or false

If you are the type of person that like to see the development of plot, the advancement of the lives of many people, ports, and drama, then you'll love Ball Don't Lie. The book's first few chapters give a very thorough description of the characters' lives. The description is so thorough, that you will feel as though you've lived that life yourself. The title stood out to me and drew my attention by the fact that I love basketball, and I automatically knew it was about basketball. Anyone can relate to the events that takes place in the book. No matter if they were sad, happy, frightening or even fear, you can relate, or even feel the emotion. The book doesn't perplex you, and has a great significant message.

Student Review

An interesting story of a boy dedicated to the sport of basketball. His tough life in the inner-city helps him understand that he doesn't need to be like everyone else. Especially when it comes to basketball. The author's details about the basketball games make you feel like you're actually playing the game. The story started slowly but once it got into the games it became more interesting to read. If you like basketball, you will like this book.

I think you'll like it

If you like basketball I think you would love this book.Everthing is written almost perfect the way he gives complete detail of the main characters and the game of basketball he really helps you get into the book.

A reviewer

Mr. de la Pena's an awesome story-teller in person. He's captivating, relateable, and knows how to make you laugh. And between the covers, on the sheets, he is, if possible, even better. His style is fresh, different, personal.

BEST BOOK EVER

Mr. De La Pena was once my english/writing teacher, and when he recommended this book to me, I read it from cover to back hundreds of times and I still like it!

GREATEST BOOK EVER

I know Matt as a teacher for me and his book is giving a look inside the real world.Thinks like that can come true and he captured that story and made it better.

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