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His brother, Russell, rocks the school boards. PublishDateText mediaType eBook shortDescription Perfect for fans of Matt Christopher and Andrew Clements alike, this is a lighthearted and hilarious look at what happens when brains meets brawn meets basketball. IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages He's the dork.' With the clear, stylish art, the strongly appealing characters and just the right pinch of drama, this book will undoubtedly make readers stand up and cheer.OverDrive Product Record sortTitle Athlete vs Mathlete crossRefId 1306016 images When Greg snubs Callie in the halls and misses her reference to Guys and Dolls, one of her friends assuredly tells her, 'Don't worry, Cal. The palpably engaging and whip-smart characterization ensures that the charisma and camaraderie run high among those working on the production. Equally determined to make the best sets possible with a shoestring budget and to get one of the Mendocino boys to notice her, the immensely likable Callie will find this to be an extremely drama-filled experience indeed. Callie's healing heart is quickly captured by Justin and Jesse Mendocino, the two very cute twins who are working on the play with her. Callie's just getting over popular baseball jock and eighth-grader Greg, who crushed her when he left Callie to return to his girlfriend, Bonnie, the stuck-up star of the play. Seventh-grader Callie Marin is over-the-moon to be on stage crew again this year for Eucalyptus Middle SchoolвЂ™s production of Moon over Mississippi. Characters are black by default those few white people in GhostвЂ™s world are described as such.ДЄn endearing protagonist runsВ the first, fast leg of Reynolds' promisingВ relay.ДЇrom award winner Telgemeier ( Smile, 2010), a pitch-perfect graphic novel portrayal of a middle school musical, adroitly capturing the drama both on and offstage.

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His three fellow вЂњnewbiesвЂќ on the Defenders await their turns to star in subsequent series outings. He is self-focused enough that secondary characters initially feel one-dimensional, Coach in particular, but as he gets to know them better, so do readers, in a way that unfolds naturally and pleasingly. GhostвЂ™s narration is candid and colloquial, reminiscent of such original voices as Bud Caldwell and Joey Pigza his level of self-understanding is both believably childlike and disarming in its perception. Ghost is surprised to find himself caring enough about being on the team that he curbs his behavior to avoid вЂњaltercations.вЂќ But Ma doesnвЂ™t have money to spare on things like fancy running shoes, so Ghost shoplifts a pair that make his feet feel impossibly light-and his conscience correspondingly heavy.

When he inserts himself into a practice for a local elite track team, the Defenders, heвЂ™s fast enough that the hard-as-nails coach decides to put him on the team. His dadвЂ™s been in jail three years now, but Ghost still feels the trauma, which is probably at the root of the many вЂњaltercationsвЂќ he gets into at middle school. Owen comes across as much less attractive readers may be surprised by the level of his anger and his childish behavior.Дespite the differing perspectives, though, itвЂ™s never more than a superficial exploration of the differences between brothers, enlivened by welcome infusions of basketball.Д¬astle вЂњGhostвЂќ Cranshaw feels like heвЂ™s been running ever since his dad pulled that gun on him and his mom-and used it. Russell's chapters are amusing, as he discovers unexpected talents and abilities. Chapters alternate between the brothersвЂ™ first-person accounts, providing readers with a nice look at their diametrically opposed thinking. Owen, no longer the sole star athlete in his family, becomes increasingly jealous as his father, who once more or less ignored Russell, begins to focus on both sons. Then the new coach asks Russell to try out for the team because he's tall, and with that height comes a surprisingly satisfying skill in blocking shots. Russell and Owen don't understand each other's worlds, but previously, it hardly seemed to matter. He's generally regarded as physically inept. Russell, more concerned with academics, serves as leader of his school's Masters of the Mind team, a group that competes against other schools to solve tough mental puzzles. Owen is the quintessential jock: He plays basketball nearly all the time, and when he isn't playing, he's thinking about it. Seventh-grade fraternal twins Owen and Russell are as different as night and day, and that spells trouble when both of them make the basketball team.

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