| Hoop Dreams: True Story of Hardship and Triumph, the Contributor(s): Joravsky, Ben (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060976896 ISBN-13: 9780060976897 Publisher: It Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: Award-winning journalist Ben Joravsky vividly brings to life all the richness and subtlety of the experiences of Arthur Agee and William Gates, two gifted urban hoopsters determined to make it to the NBA, in this intimate, suspenseful, and heart-wrenching adaptation of the award-winning, commercially successful film documentary. 25 photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General - Sports & Recreation | Basketball |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 95048976 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 75480 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For nearly five years Arthur Agee's and William Gates' remarkable lives were chronicled by a team of filmmakers. Roughly 250 hours of film were devoted to their journeys from the playgrounds to high school competition to college recruitment and -- whittled down to three hours -- it became the award-winning film Hoop Dreams. Now journalist Ben Joravsky vividly brings to light all the richness and subtlety of their stories, and the impact their aspirations had on themselves, their families and their relationships. It is an intimate look, complete with an up-to-date epilogue on the latest developments in their lives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Joravsky, Ben: - Ben Joravsky is a prize winning journalist whose piece about Chicago's Roosevelt High School was chosen as one of 1992's outstanding sports articles. Co-author of Race and Politics in Chicago, he is a resident of Chicago, Illinois. |
