{"product_id":"hoop-queens-2-isbn-9781536225341","title":"Hoop Queens 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eCharles R. Smith Jr. brings his high-energy verse to praise a new generation of WNBA basketball stars, paired with dynamic photos of the players in action. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAre your moves as smooth as A’ja Wilson’s? Do you make the game look effortless like Sue Bird? Are you a complete player like Candace Parker? A scoring machine like Diana Taurasi? Whether it’s the towering Brittney Griner, or Elena Delle Donne doing her thing, or Breanna Stewart with her big bag of tricks, Charles R. Smith’s indomitable wordplay revels in the superb talents of thirteen of the best female players in basketball. Matched with kinetic, stylized photos of the players, these upbeat poems capture the elite agility and skills the professionals bring to the game. End notes delve into how the author uses a variety of poetic forms and language to spotlight each athlete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing the players:\u003cbr\u003eSue Bird\u003cbr\u003eLiz Cambage\u003cbr\u003eElena Delle Donne\u003cbr\u003eSkylar Diggins-Smith\u003cbr\u003eBrittney Griner\u003cbr\u003eJonquel Jones\u003cbr\u003eNneka \u0026amp; Chiney Ogwumike\u003cbr\u003eCandace Parker\u003cbr\u003eBreanna Stewart\u003cbr\u003eDiana Taurasi\u003cbr\u003eCourtney Vandersloot\u003cbr\u003eA’Ja WilsonThis collection offers a winning mix of wordplay, alliteration, and rhythms. Fans will relish Smith’s inventive tribute to a fresh group of stellar athletes. . . Accessible and appealing short poetry and wordplay, paired with exciting photographs, will draw a wide audience. Librarians and language arts teachers will also appreciate the read-aloud qualities and potential to inspire creative writing units.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirteen WNBA stars of the present get fast-break tributes in this follow-up to 2003’s \u003ci\u003eHoop Queens\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . A surefire fan pleaser.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA companion of sorts to Smith’s Hoop Queens (2003), this latest celebrates 12 additional WNBA stars in poetry, each poem being different in form and type but having in common the energy that language brings to the page. This is reinforced by the accompanying photographic portraits that capture each star in action. . . . A choice pick for classroom users and independent readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cb\u003eCharles R. Smith Jr.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eHoop Queens \u003c\/i\u003eand its companions,\u003ci\u003e Hoop Kings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHoop Kings 2: New Royalty\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003eSoccer Queens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChameleon\u003c\/i\u003e,  \u003ci\u003ePick-Up Game \u003c\/i\u003ewith Marc Aronson, and the Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book\u003ci\u003e Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Bryan Collier\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for his photographs in \u003ci\u003eMy People\u003c\/i\u003e, an adaptation of the Langston Hughes poem. Charles R. Smith Jr. lives in New York.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300741009637,"sku":"NP9781536225341","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536225341.jpg?v=1767729205","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/hoop-queens-2-isbn-9781536225341","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}