{"product_id":"guys-read-the-sports-pages-9780061963773","title":"Guys Read: The Sports Pages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sports Pages\u003c\/em\u003e, the third volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, features ten short stories guaranteed to put you in the ring, under the basket, and right behind home plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom fiction to nonfiction, from baseball to mixed martial arts and everything in between, these are a collection of stories about the rush of victory and the crush of defeat on and off the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors include Dustin Brown, James Brown, Joseph Bruchac, Chris Crutcher, Tim Green, Dan Gutman, Gordon Korman, Chris Rylander, Anne Ursu, and Jacqueline Woodson, with illustrations by Dan Santat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScieszka, Jon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Children's Literature emeritus and the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids, including \u003cem\u003eThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMath Curse, Robot Zot!\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Time Warp Trio series. Jon founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when they are reading things they love. A former elementary school teacher, Jon lives in Brooklyn with his family. For more great books, more great facts, and more about your favorite authors, head over to www.guysread.com. You'll be glad you did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoodson, Jacqueline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJacqueline Woodson is the 2014 National Book Award Winner for her \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling memoir \u003cem\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor Award, the NAACP Image Award, and the Sibert Honor Award. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eAnother Brooklyn\u003c\/em\u003e (Harper\/Amistad), which was a 2016 National Book Award Finalist and Woodson's first adult novel in twenty years. In 2015, Woodson was named Young People's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. She is the author of more than two dozen award-winning books for young adults, middle graders, and children; among her many accolades, she is a four-time Newbery Honor winner, a three-time National Book Award finalist, and a two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehttp: \/\/www.jacquelinewoodson.com\/\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruchac, Joseph:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJoseph Bruchac is the author of \u003cem\u003eSkeleton Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Return of Skeleton Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBearwalker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Pond\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWhisper in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as numerous other critically acclaimed novels, poems, and stories, many drawing on his Abenaki heritage. Mr. Bruchac and his wife, Carol, live in upstate New York, in the same house where he was raised by his grandparents. You can visit him online at www.josephbruchac.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Walden Pond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459899855122,"sku":"9780061963773","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ca28c695-fb13-4dad-981d-fb02728298d8.jpg?v=1730013133","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/guys-read-the-sports-pages-9780061963773","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}