{"product_id":"9781538139271","title":"Streetball Is Life Lessons Earned on the Asphalt","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStreetball Is Life\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLessons Earned on the Asphalt\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul Volponi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoung Adult Nonfiction \/ Sports \u0026amp; Recreation \/ Basketball\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eStreetball Is Life\u003c\/i\u003e] is filled with cinematic details and colorful characters, which bring the streetball subculture to life.”-\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning YA author Paul Volponi comes the true story of his unforgettable summer spent proving himself as a New York City streetballer, only to discover that he had gained skills that would enrich his life off the court, as well.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the sweltering summer of seventeen-year-old Paul Volponi's life, he had only one goal-he wanted, no, needed to become a legitimate and respected New York City street basketball player. So he entered through the gates of the Proving Ground, the roughest streetball yard in the city. It was where teens and adults contested pickup games with a ferocity seemingly greater than that of the NBA Finals. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStreetball Is Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Paul's summer-long initiation at the Proving Ground. It is a testament of a teenager who wanted more than anything else to earn his stripes in streetball society. Only what he didn't understand at the time was that this experience would deliver to him a set of skills that would enhance his life far beyond the boundaries of a basketball court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaul Volponi\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling author, journalist, and educator. His twelve novels for young adults have received a dozen American Library Association honors and his novel \u003ci\u003eBlack and White\u003c\/i\u003e was a winner of the International Reading Association Children's Book Award. Volponi is also the author of multiple nonfiction books for young adults, most recently\u003ci\u003e Famous First Impressions: The Power of Perfect Opening Lines\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 October 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRowman \u0026amp; Littlefield\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781538139271\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e204\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57325550993548,"sku":"9781538139271","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8852ce04-f3f8-4fb8-97ca-73acc8cdd43e.jpg?v=1789054709","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781538139271","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}