
Shoot for the Hoop by Matt Christopher
When Rusty Young is diagnosed with diabetes, his parents want him to stop playing basketball, but Rusty doesn't want to. When Rusty learns that his friends have formed a summer league team, he is determined to persuade his parents to let him join them.Matt Christopher (1917-1997) was an American author of children's books. He was a gifted athlete as a youth and became interested in writing at age fourteen, but it was 1941 before he sold his first story, The Missing Finger Points, to Detective Story magazine. His first children's book, The Lucky Baseball Bat, was published in 1954. Christopher wrote more than one hundred books as well as nearly three hundred short stories and articles published in over sixty-five magazines for children and adults. He was awarded the 1993 Milner Award and numerous writing honors from state organizations.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781599533575 |
| ISBN 10 | 159953357X |
| Title | Shoot for the Hoop |
| Author | Matt Christopher |
| Series | New Matt Christopher Sports Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Norwood House Press |
| Year published | 2010-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 129 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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