Either way, this book has a bit of something for almost all sports lovers: As a teacher, I love short story collections because they can easily be used for read alouds or mentor texts. This particular collection has such a wide mix of texts. I liked there the mixture included many different examples that could be used in the classroom including humor, identity, competition, rivalry, bullying, and reflection; though, I feel that the pieces nonfiction are the best piece in the collection of exemplar text for memoirs, one more of an interview, one more of a humorous narrative and one a personal narrative.
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Oct 26, Daniel rated it liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I have to say from the start, I'm not a big sports guy.
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Yet I read "Guys Read: Funny Business" and "Guys Read: In another story, these kids won a basketball championship, but they didn't realize that another team was disqualified because of strict rules. Th I have to say from the start, I'm not a big sports guy. That team ended up stealing the trophy and the two teams battled basketball-style to see who deserved it. The game never ended, and they traded phone numbers once it started to rain to continue the game later.
But after they left, the trophy stayed there, right where they left it. They didn't need a trophy to show that they won. If they knew, they thought that was good enough. You see, that's the beauty of "Guys Read: Maybe that's the beauty of all the Guys Read books. It's the authors and stories that count, not the genre.
Jan 12, Diane rated it it was amazing Shelves: The Trophy Gordon Korman: Find Your Fire Tim Green: Two best friends battle across the line of scrimmage for a scholarship. Nice twist at the end. The Meat Grinder Chris Crutcher: Blake, a brain with abusive parents, is forced to play football in a dinky town, but finds kindness from Rich Saxon, all-conference. Heart breaking and heart warming. I will destroy y The Trophy Gordon Korman: I will destroy you, Derek Jeter Chris Rylander: Due to a huge mishap involving a foul ball off the bat of Derek Jeter, Wes plots to get even with the Yankee.
Max Swings for the Fences Anne Ursu: Max, a new student, tries to impress a girl by saying he's the son of an MLB player, but she calls his bluff. An lb weakling earns the respect of a bully through martial arts.
So I thought I'd give the other books in the series a try. So I picked up the "Sports Pages" next because I don't usually enjoy sports. Sadly I didn't enjoy this book in the least bit. I read about five of the stories because I couldn't force myself to read them all. I found the ones about the non traditional sports more worthwhile than the traditional ones.
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I am sure to someone else who cares about spor I read Guys Read "Other Worlds" first even though I'm not usually a sci-fi fan and loved it. I am sure to someone else who cares about sports this would be better received. I re-checked this book out from the library, but this time I got an audio copy instead of a physical book. It helped me complete the Sports Page volume in a sitting or two. To each their own. Definitely my least favorite in the collection of Guys Read. Jan 18, Laura rated it really liked it Shelves: Audience-Grades 4 and up Opening-Prompt predictions based on the title -Read some of the text to engage attention Guys Read: The Sports Pages, does anyone want to share what they might this book is going to be about?
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Boys you might think this book is just for you. Let me just read a little and see if this might change some of your predictions. She leaned in and hissed, " You w Audience-Grades 4 and up Opening-Prompt predictions based on the title -Read some of the text to engage attention Guys Read: She leaned in and hissed, " You wish you threw like a girl. Does anyone want to find about the person yelling at Max? Sep 12, Jaime Leroy added it Shelves: Ten short stories all about sports. Football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and mixed martial arts are all covered.
Many of the contributing authors are popular middle school author. I love any book that will interest my reluctant boy readers. This book and the other Guys Read books are great because the stories are short enough not to be intimidating and are male oriented enough to keep them interested. I will continue buying the Guys Read books as they come out! Grades Recomme Ten short stories all about sports. By Dan Santat- Black and white drawings Genre: Story Collection Would you purchase this book? Anything that appeals to boys Dewey Classification: Oct 29, Victoria Whipple rated it liked it Shelves: I've been a fan of the Guys Read series since the fist came out years ago This installment is an excellent addition.
The book includes a selection fiction and non-fiction stories.
I especially enjoyed Tim Green's story and laughed out loud at Dan Gutman's baseball story. I found James Brown's story inspriational, and had no idea that this football commentator played basketball in college. Overall, this is an excellent collection of sports writing, covering most of the major sports, but a few fringe events as well. Feb 04, Barbara rated it liked it Shelves: Plenty of guys will read this collection of 10 sports-themed short stories.
Several different sports and sporting experiences are covered in the entries, some written by familiar authors such as Chris Crutcher and Gordon Korman, but others are contributed to new authors such as Dustin Brown, captain of the LA Kings hockey team. Although there's something for everyone in the book, my favorites are "How I Won the World Series" by Dan Gutman, which describes the role of a lucky grapefruit in the Me Plenty of guys will read this collection of 10 sports-themed short stories.
Although there's something for everyone in the book, my favorites are "How I Won the World Series" by Dan Gutman, which describes the role of a lucky grapefruit in the Mets' World Series victory, and "Max Swings for the Fences" by Anne Ursu, which tells about how lying about his parentage doesn't profit new student Max Funk; nor does denigrating a female pitcher's throwing skills. The illustrations are funny to look at too. Aug 17, Julia rated it liked it Shelves: This one was honestly a struggle for me.
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That being said, these were really good short stories about sports. They had cute young guy characters, they had believable tension and resolution, there was a variety of sports the basketball ones were the hardest for me to enjoy , and there was a mix of fiction and nonfiction by well-established authors and sports stars. Often, I find sports books to be a bit cheesy. I really like the format of this book since it is a compilation of short stories surrounding a variety of athletics.
Many of the authors are well-known YAL authors, like Chris Crutcher, so you are guaranteed to read a few stories with great characters and plots that reach beyond a detailed account of a sporting event. My only negative about this book is that the name of the compilation series is called "Guys Read. Definitely give it a read as the stories are short but exciting.
Sep 13, Scotty rated it really liked it. Oct 22, Suzanne rated it really liked it Shelves: I had seen the Guys Read books reviewed and not given them much thought until one arrived in my Junior Library Guild subscription. I read Guys Read: The Sports Pages and loved it. Jon Scieszka, what a great concept: These stories are all centered around one sport or another and the main characters are boys.
The stories are clever, hold my intrest, and some stay I had seen the Guys Read books reviewed and not given them much thought until one arrived in my Junior Library Guild subscription. The stories are clever, hold my intrest, and some stay with me. Great series and I will read the others. I think both male and female students will enjoy this series. Jan 20, Morninglight Mama rated it liked it Shelves: Any opinion I offer must be preceded by the statement that I am very far out of the target audience. That being said, I still enjoyed some of these stories a whole lot, especially the first and last ones that incorporated humor and fallible characters who grew on me.
If I was a ten year old sports fanatic, my assessment would be more of the "OMG this was awsome!! I do think the Guys Read crew work hard to put together a wide variety of stories in their collection to build broad appeal amo Any opinion I offer must be preceded by the statement that I am very far out of the target audience. I do think the Guys Read crew work hard to put together a wide variety of stories in their collection to build broad appeal among year old readers, and they've succeeded again with this third volume.
Oct 19, Sharon rated it liked it Shelves: The bite-size format of the stories, and the way they might lead to full length books by the contributing authors, is hard to resist.
Also, If you haven't checked out the Guys Read site, do so immediately- http: This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner. Ratings and Reviews 0 0 star ratings 0 reviews. Overall rating No ratings yet 0. How to write a great review Do Say what you liked best and least Describe the author's style Explain the rating you gave Don't Use rude and profane language Include any personal information Mention spoilers or the book's price Recap the plot.
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