Stoudemire has stepped out as an entrepreneur, dipping into the art and fashion worlds, opening a winery and publishing a series of books. Standing tall and talented bookit repertory theatre. Jul 28, 2016 14 years of jaw dropping plays and monster dunks. Stoudemire is one of 18 players in nba history have three or more seasons of 25 points per game and 8 rebounds per game. Stat home court amare stoudemire novel study reading. Nba star amare stoudemire is set to release a new book series for middleschoolaged children the books are to be published by scholastic in a. See all books authored by amare stoudemire, including home court, and schooled, and more on.
Aug 01, 2012 august 1st, scholastic launched a chapter book series for middle grade readers by sixtime nba allstar and hapoel jerusalem basketball club playercoowner amare stoudemire. After the game he figures out what martin luther king means to him. Amare stoudemires top 10 plays of his career youtube. Amare stoudemire career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba and international leagues. Standing tall and talented a slamdunk new fiction series from nba superstar amare stoudemire. Standing tall and talented is a series of childrens books written by nba basketball player amare stoudemire. Elevenyearold amare stoudemire has been playing so much. Stoudemire was much happier talking about his new book, the majority of which he said is biographical. Featured books by amare stoudemire reading rockets. Based on the life of allstar nba sensation amare stoudemire, home court tells the story of 11yearold amare. This book is about a young future nba star amare stoudemire.
The nba is the premier professional basketball league in the united states and. The book describes how amare and his best friends mike and deuce are forced to stick together and stand tall when the neighborhood basketball court that they have played on since they were little is taken over by a bunch of rough, disrespectful teenagers. August 1st, scholastic launched a chapter book series for middle grade readers by sixtime nba allstar and hapoel jerusalem basketball club playercoowner amare stoudemire. The new series, named after stoudemires nickname stat, is based on the many obstacles he overcame to become one of the most popular figures in sports today. Amares idol, overtime tanner, plans the biggest streetball tournament every year. Amares idol, overtime tanner plans the biggest streetball tournament every year. Stoudemire is the author of a book series for middle grade readers called stat. He realizes that he did something that martin luther king might do.
Stoudemire dedicated the book to his brother hazell who died in a car accident in february. He played high school basketball and inspired me to play basketball and so his story was intriguing to me. His dad is a lawn mower and amare tries to help out whenever he can. Standing tall and talented book 1 thanks for sharing. Standing tall and talented kindle edition by stoudemire, amare, jessell, tim. Standing tall and talented will be published in both hardcover and paperback on august 1, 2012, to be followed by new books in october 2012 and january 20. The books are partially autobiographical and tell the story of an 11yearold amare who discovers his innate talent and has to overcome many obstacles to become the success he is today. Amare is good enough to play with the older kids, and should probably be a starter. Standing tall and talented a slamdunk new fiction series from n. Climax falling action amare and his friends play in a hometown tourney, because there are going to be scouts there. Aug, 2012 nba star amare stoudemire is set to release a new book series for middleschoolaged children the books are to be published by scholastic in a series called stat. How amare resolves the problem told in first person creates a fastpaced basketball story to launch a new series by an nba allstar. Home court, elevenyearold amare stoudemire has a lot going on.
Quotations by amare stoudemire, american athlete, born november 16, 1982. Buy a cheap copy of home court book by amare stoudemire. Standing tall and talented book series thriftbooks. Sep 16, 2015 young amare stoudemire is back in the allstar basketball adventure stat. Amare stoudemire launches a childrens book series thegrio. Amare is good enough to play with the older kids, and should probably be a started. Amare stoudemire is on a religious quest the new york. Elevenyearold amare stoudemire has finally realized that out of all his hobbies, basketball is his true passion. Former suns allstar amare stoudemire and exwarriors standout guard monta ellis are looking for a way back into the nba. The questions are based on reading comprehension, strategies and skills. Buy a cheap copy of slam dunk book by amare stoudemire. Nba superstar amare stoudemire talks about the inspiration behind his new middle grade series, stat.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Young amare stoudemire is back in the allstar basketball adventure stat. Young amare stoudemire is back in the allstar basketball adventurestat. Based on the life of allstar nba sensation amare stoudemire, who overcame many obstacles to become one of the most popular figures in sports today. While they play great together as a team, the real reason for their. Amare is a bright 11yearold who loves many different things. The books are published by scholastic and are based on semiautobiographical stories of an 11 year old amare who likes to skateboard and play basketball with his friends, and also covers topics such as the challenges facing an. But a group of bullies want to keep amare off their home court. My brother was one of the main reasons for my success, stoudemire said.
Home court gives young readers an inside look at stoudemires life when he was 11years old. Follows common core standards this 36page bookletstyle novel study is designed to follow students throughout the entire book. Amare and his friends make it to the championship and win by 2. The goal of the book is to present young men and women a story that many of them can relate to. On top of that, each group of amares friends wants him to. Aug 22, 2012 stoudemire was much happier talking about his new book, the majority of which he said is biographical. Suns legend amare stoudemire attempts comeback at nba. Slam dunk by amare stoudemire meet your next favorite book. The new series, named after stoudemire s nickname stat, is based on the many obstacles he overcame to become one of the most popular figures in sports today. In august 2011, stoudemire signed a deal with scholastic press to write a series of middlegrade chapter books called stat.
In the book amare has to go to the hospital for getting his eye poked in a basketball practice. Amare starts competing in tournaments with his two best friends, deuce and mike, and they are winning. Amare stoudemire books list of books by author amare. Grades k 8 tours jan apr, 2015 themes courage, family, friendship, teamwork, perseverance events black history month, dr. When a group of older kids start disrespecting his boys on their neighborhood basketball court, there is only one solution. Standing tall and talented series by amare stoudemire. Born in lake wales, florida, in 1982, amare stoudemire skipped college and went straight to the nba out of high school. The goal of the book is to present young men and women a. Standing tall and talented 5 book series kindle edition. Standing tall and talented elevenyearold amare stoudemire has had a lot of success playing in tournaments and street ball. And he likes to play basketball with his best friendsbut just for fun. Elevenyearold amare stoudemire has been playing so much basketball lately it feels like he doesnt have time to do all the things he used to love. Hes a busy kid who loves skateboarding, history, basketball, and helping his dad with his. A wallsized illustration of nba star amare stoudemire is the latest addition to an ongoing art project where portraits of contemporary and historical figures are painted on the metal shutters of jerusalems central market.
November 16, 1982 in lake wales, florida us high school. Aug 20, 2012 amare stoudemire, new york knicks superstar, inspires kids to read in new book, stat. But when an older group of boys start bullying his friends on the basketball. Nba star stoudemire draws on his own childhood and nickname, stat standing tall and talented, to pen the first in a series of chapter books that celebrate sports, smarts and friendship. Amare must deal with helping his team in a different way than hes used to.
Enjoy the best amare stoudemire quotes at brainyquote. Amare stoudemire portrait joins graffiti gallery in jerusalem market. But when overtime gets hurt during a basketball game, he cant make the arrangements in time. Plot continued amare does a report on martin luther king and doesnt know what to write about what martin luther king means to him. Elevenyearold amare stoudemire has had a lot of success playing in tournaments and street ball. Phoenix suns legend amare stoudemire attempts comeback at nba summer league. August 1st, scholastic launched a chapter book series for middle grade readers by. Looking ahead at the next three basketball hall of fame classes. Basketball was chosen with the ninth pick in the 2002 nba. Schooled by amare stoudemire meet your next favorite book. Standing tall and talenteda slamdunk new fiction series from nba superstar amare stoudemire. Home court isbn 0545387590, which stoudemire described as biographical, was published in august 2012. Based on the life of allstar nba sensation amare stoudemire, who.
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