Authors: Chris Crutcher
Athletic Shorts (13 page)
for
CHRIS CRUTCHER’S
ATHLETIC SHORTS
An ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults An
SLJ
Best of the Best in Young Adult Literature
“The real theme is growing—grappling with something tough and finding the courage to carry on. An involving group of stories…thought-provoking.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“If the stereotype of the ‘bonehead jock’ is ever to be defeated, it will be at Crutcher’s hands. He and his athlete protagonists take on such weighty issues as racism. At the same time, the author makes the world of sports compelling enough to engage even the most sedentary readers.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Will speak to YAs, touch them deeply, and introduce them to characters they’ll want to know better.”
—School Library Journal
(starred review)
“Mixes poignancy and humor in just the right proportion.”
—ALA
Booklist
RUNNING LOOSE
STOTAN!
THE CRAZY HORSE ELECTRIC GAME
CHINESE HANDCUFFS
STAYING FAT FOR SARAH BYRNES
IRONMAN
WHALE TALK
Cover photograph © 2002 by Ali Smith
Cover design by Hilary Zarycky
Cover © 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
“A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune” first appeared in Connections, edited by Donald R. Gallo, published in 1989 by Delacorte Press.
ATHLETIC SHORTS
: Six Short Stories. Copyright © 1989, 1991 by Chris Crutcher. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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