{"product_id":"hoop-queens-2-hardcover","title":"Hoop Queens 2 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles R. Smith Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 Wilson\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11.9 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47322440532217,"sku":"9781536225341","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/jJpVII9wgt9781536225341.webp?v=1769527812","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hoop-queens-2-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}