D download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is a childrens novel by sarah weeks, released in 2007, it won book awards in illinois the rebecca caudill young readers book award and kansas the william allen white childrens book award settings. The armstrong coaching method has caught on at kirby nickles school. Nov 15, 2005 love of ku basketball inspires airball book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading airball. Kirby is the captain of his 7th grade basketball team, and the book tells the story about kirby and his team as they go through their season with the hope of visiting their hero brent mcgrew. Uncoordinated kirby nickel joins the seventh grade basketball team in an attempt to prove that local hero and nba star brett mcgrew. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Harkrader the only reason kirby nickel wants to join the basketball team is to meet nba star brett mcnet mcgrew. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The autobiography of a stray, ann m martin grades 6 8. The national writing for children center airball comes out in paperback next week. Its not hard to figure out where lisa harkrader got the inspiration for the main character in her book airball. After all, i believe life is too darn short to read books that dont truly interest me.
They both loved this hilarious, heartwarming story of a seventhgrade basketball player on a losing team whose coach makes them play in their underwear. Harkrader and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A lot of girls dream about their wedding daythe dress, the celebration, the groom, the happiest day of their livesbut thats not how it is for sudasa. After watching the movie, make a venn diagram showing similarities and differences. Coach mike armstrongs method strips basketball down to the basicsliterally. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs.
Kirby cant play basketball without falling over himself, but hes determined to join the team with the hope of getting. Harkrader what team in their right mind would play an entire season in nothing but their underwear. My life in briefs, is about kirby nickel, a 7th grader who lives with his grandmother and has never seen his mom or dad. But coach has a plan for kirby and the supremely untalented seventhgrade team. The neatly stapled corner was rubbing a sore spot on my ankle. Love of ku basketball inspires airball book news, sports. In the book, the coach had a unique way of motivating his players. My life in briefs by lisa harkrader roaring brook press, 2005 square fish, 2008. My life in briefs is a hysterical account of a seventh grade basketball team. Moving as fluidly as a basketball superstar in action, this bighearted first novel is set in a kansas town renowned as the home of brett mcgrew. My son9 and i read this together and he enjoyed it that at times he read ahead of me but insisted we go back to where we left off together every time.
Who are the main characters in the book airball my life in. A history of africanamericans in manhattan, kansas, 18652005. The whos my dad plot is dispatched more than resolved, and virtually no clue is given as to what life will now be like for the newly reunited sire and son. Harkrader is a funny, puzzlelike book that will be taken to another level no other book has been taken to. The coachs radical new plan for success involves the boys playing in their underwear. Kansas university has announced that they will retire brett mcgrews jersey, and that his hometown seventh grade basketball team. But when an opportunity to meet nba star brett mcgrew comes up, kirby knows he has to take a chance and try out for the basketball team. Uncoordinated kansas seventhgrader kirby nickel braves his coachs ire and becomes captain of the basketball team in order to help him prove that nba star brett mcgrew is the father he has never known.
Page 2 of 2 discussion questions standard 3, benchmark 3 in the book, kirby assumes that brett mcgrew was his father because of. Like mike, angels in the outfield, or the mighty ducks. Harkrader we read this book to our sons when they were 11 and 14 twice. Find out if there were any players who played for the university. This group of seventhgraders had something to prove, and they did it in boxers and briefs, turning their lousy record into an undefeated district championship. Sep 01, 2005 the armstrong coaching method has caught on at kirby nickles school. You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the build printable button to create it now. I confess i do sometimes judge a book by its cover. The scenes are described to perfection and you can just imagine being courtside. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The whosmydad plot is dispatched more than resolved, and virtually no clue is given as to what life will now be like for the newly reunited sire and son. Readers will be able to view a brief summary of each book, my quick thoughts on any unique qualities in the book, and a peek at the cover. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read.
My life in briefs, tells a story about a young boy named kirby. The main character, kirby nickle, who is a captain of the 7thgrade basketball team was told by his fearless coach, that if their season goes well, they would get to meet an alltime nba basketball player, brent mcgrew, that played in kirbys town. Page 2 of 2 discussion questions standard 3, benchmark 3 in the book, kirby assumes that brett mcgrew was his father because of circumstantial evidence. Little, brown books for young readers, october 2, 2018. My life in briefs from the worlds largest community of readers. Friends of american writers chicago young peoples literature. But when an opportunity to meet nba star brett mcgrew comes up, kirby knows he has to take a. With plenty of solid middleschool basketball books from which to choose, readers will be happier with courtside seats to lupicas travel team bccb 1104 or baskins basketball or. I really enjoyed this book because it is a fun story about a boy who. It involves the guys playing nearly naked only in their briefs.
I think a lot of students would enjoy this book because they could really find themselves identifying with kirby. My life in briefs by l d harkrader online at alibris. Airball my life in briefs a book and a hug kirby nickel lives in a basketball town whose claim to fame is brett mcgrew, nba superstar. Kansas university is about to retire mcgrews number and, as part of the ceremonies, the seventhgrade team from stuckey, kansas, is invited to pay a scrimmage game before the crowd.
Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. It is definitely a book i would recommend to students. Have you ever assumed something was true because of something you have heard or seen. The william white allen book awards dan glaeser books. I really enjoyed this book because it is a fun story about a boy who loves basketball but cant seem to find the skills that he needs to play on the team. Kansas university has announced that they will retire brett mcgrews jersey, and that his hometown seventh grade basketball team will be invited to participate in the ceremony. Dec 31, 2009 i had to make a videosummary of a book soooo i used kirby d since the main character name is kirby grade me how well i did in comments. I couldnt read at times because i was laughing so much. My life in briefs has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
Kirby nickel lives in a basketball town whose claim to fame is brett mcgrew, nba superstar. Kirby cant play basketball without falling over himself, but hes determined to join the team with the hope of. My life in briefs study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Havenfall is the first book in the young adult fantasy series by the same name from author sara holland. Blow away with the leaves and the dust, down the street, past the grain elevator, and out of my life. My life in briefs and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Harkraders story of an uncoordinated kansas seventhgrader who braves his coachs ire and becomes captain of the basketball team in order to help him prove that nba star brett mcgrew is the father he has never knownsince its inception in 1952, more than 3. I really enjoyed this book because it is a fun story about a boy who loves basketball but cant seem.
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