Long Shot
What's Long Shot About
Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul–NBA All-Star and former Rookie of the year, community activist, and Olympic gold medalist–shares his inspiring story of overcoming impossible odds to achieve his dream of playing professional basketball. Everybody told Chris that he was too small to play basketball. But he ignored them all…because he had big dreams.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Frank Morrison is the award-winning illustrator of many books for young readers, including Jazzy Miz Mozetta by Brenda C. Roberts, winner of the Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe Award for New Talent. He also illustrated Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown and Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson, both Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books. Before becoming a children’s book illustrator and fine artist, Morrison toured the globe as a hip-hop dancer. He lives in Georgia with his family. You can visit him online at www.morrisongraphics.com.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781416950790
- Publication Date
- September 22, 2009
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- September 22, 2009
- Page Count
- 32
- Word Count
- 1305
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2008035758
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 252917594
- Lexile® Level
- AD580L
- Scholastic Level
- N
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.6
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 132719
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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