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Athletic Shorts - by  Chris Crutcher (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Athletic Shorts - by Chris Crutcher (Paperback)

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  • 208 Pages
  • Young Adult Fiction, Short Stories

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These six stories from the acclaimed author present characters from some of his best-loved novels and create some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love, death, bigotry, heroism, and coming of age.



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These six stories from acclaimed author Chris Crutcher are about athletes, but are not simply sports stories.

Here he presents characters from some of his best-loved novels, as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities, in tales of love, death, bigotry, heroism, and coming of age.

Ages 11+



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"Crutcher knows teen issues and how kids think and talk...he mixes poignancy and humor in just the right proportion to keep readers involved." - ALA Booklist
"If the stereotype of the 'bonehead jock' is ever to be defeated, it will be at Crutcher's hands. Compelling enough to engage even the most sedentary readers." - Publishers Weekly
"If the stereotype of the 'bonehead jock' is ever to be defeated, it will be at Crutcher's hands...compelling enough to engage even the most sedentary readers." - Publishers Weekly
"Chris Crutcher changed everything for me. Here were these high school athletes, thinking and talking the way I did, working through real, serious problems, and figuring out what kind of people they wanted to be in this world." (in "12 Authors on the Banned Books They'll Never Forget" by Jared Reck, author of A Short History of the Girl Next Door) - Brightly

Dimensions (Overall): 7.08 Inches (H) x 5.02 Inches (W) x .48 Inches (D)
Weight: .28 Pounds
Suggested Age: 14 Years
Sub-Genre: Short Stories
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Number of Pages: 208
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Chris Crutcher
Language: English
Street Date: November 5, 2002
TCIN: 1002556581
UPC: 9780060507831
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-3697
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.48 inches length x 5.02 inches width x 7.08 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.28 pounds
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