STAT: Standing Tall and Talented is a series of children's books written by NBAbasketball player Amar'e Stoudemire.[2] The books are partially autobiographical and tell the story of an 11-year-old Amar'e who discovers his innate talent and has to overcome many obstacles to become the success he is today.
The books are all targeted for children aged 8+. When asked why he chose to tell his stories through novels targeted at children, Amar'e said "I decided to write for children because although I am an avid reader now, I wish I had read more as a child. I hope that together with Scholastic, we can creatively inspire a new generation to read."[3]
Amar'e and his friends have been playing in the same court for a long time until Carlos and his friends, Yeti and Ledge, take over. The bullies keep beating Amar'e, Deuce, and Mike badly and even trashing his dad's lawn care business. Amar'e learns to overcome and manages to teach Carlos and his gang a lesson."Some people who get kicked around want to find a place to hide. Some people who get kicked want to find something to kick." This book was dedicated to Amar'e's children and brother.
Double Team (2012)edit
Amar'e's team (Deuce and Mike, also his friends) keep winning series of games just because of Amar'e. But soon his friends get jealous at him for "hogging" the ball, especially Deuce. To make "even", Deuce and Mike don't get a sandwich for Amar'e during lunchtime, starving him. They also make sure Amar'e gets the ball once or never. Amar'e's team ends up winning 2 and losing the other half. Overtime, a famous ball player gives Amar'e an invitation to play in another game, labeled the same date Amar'e and his friends have to play their own! He mindlessly agreed, forgetting his original team. When he finally figures out, he tells Deuce and Mike, and they get jealous. Can Amar'e juggle this situation and set things right again?
Slam Dunk (2013)edit
Eleven-year-old Amar'e has been playing good basketball lately, but other people are mad at Amare because he can't dunk so he gets his friends and puts his playing time to practice to be able to dunk. Mustafa Ismail also tries to, and he does at the end of the book after all his hard work.
Schooled (2013)edit
Eleven-year-old Amar'e Stoudemire has had a lot of success playing in tournaments and street ball. But now it's time to try out for his school's team. Amar'e is good enough to play with the older kids, and should probably be a starter. But the players that have been there the longest, generally get the most playing time. Amar'e must deal with helping his team in a different way than he's used to.
Most Valuable (2014)edit
Amar'e's idol, Overtime Tanner plans the biggest streetball tournament every year. But when Overtime gets hurt during a basketball game, he can't make the arrangements in time. Amar'e and his friends help set the tournament up. On top of that, each group of Amar'e's' friends wants him to play for their team and he's torn on what to do.
^Amar'e Stoudemire Inks Book Deal with Scholastic – Workflow: Writing
^NBA Superstar Amar'e Stoudemire Signs with Scholastic to Publish New Children's Book Series | Scholastic Media Room
External linksedit
STAT: Standing Tall and Talented at Fantastic Fiction
March 08, 2024
stat, standing, tall, talented, series, children, books, written, basketball, player, amar, stoudemire, books, partially, autobiographical, tell, story, year, amar, discovers, innate, talent, overcome, many, obstacles, become, success, today, cover, first, boo. STAT Standing Tall and Talented is a series of children s books written by NBA basketball player Amar e Stoudemire 2 The books are partially autobiographical and tell the story of an 11 year old Amar e who discovers his innate talent and has to overcome many obstacles to become the success he is today STAT Standing Tall and TalentedCover of the first book in the seriesHome Court 2012 ISBN 9780545431699 Double Team 2012 ISBN 9780545459051 Slam Dunk 2013 ISBN 9780545488761 Schooled 2013 ISBN 9780545606073 Most Valuable 2014 ISBN 9780545606134 AuthorAmar e Stoudemire 1 IllustratorTim Jessell 1 CountryUSALanguageEnglishGenreSportsPublisherScholastic PressPublished2012 2014 1 Media typePrint hardcover paperback The books are all targeted for children aged 8 When asked why he chose to tell his stories through novels targeted at children Amar e said I decided to write for children because although I am an avid reader now I wish I had read more as a child I hope that together with Scholastic we can creatively inspire a new generation to read 3 Contents 1 Home Court 2012 2 Double Team 2012 3 Slam Dunk 2013 4 Schooled 2013 5 Most Valuable 2014 6 References 7 External linksHome Court 2012 editAmar e and his friends have been playing in the same court for a long time until Carlos and his friends Yeti and Ledge take over The bullies keep beating Amar e Deuce and Mike badly and even trashing his dad s lawn care business Amar e learns to overcome and manages to teach Carlos and his gang a lesson Some people who get kicked around want to find a place to hide Some people who get kicked want to find something to kick This book was dedicated to Amar e s children and brother Double Team 2012 editAmar e s team Deuce and Mike also his friends keep winning series of games just because of Amar e But soon his friends get jealous at him for hogging the ball especially Deuce To make even Deuce and Mike don t get a sandwich for Amar e during lunchtime starving him They also make sure Amar e gets the ball once or never Amar e s team ends up winning 2 and losing the other half Overtime a famous ball player gives Amar e an invitation to play in another game labeled the same date Amar e and his friends have to play their own He mindlessly agreed forgetting his original team When he finally figures out he tells Deuce and Mike and they get jealous Can Amar e juggle this situation and set things right again Slam Dunk 2013 editEleven year old Amar e has been playing good basketball lately but other people are mad at Amare because he can t dunk so he gets his friends and puts his playing time to practice to be able to dunk Mustafa Ismail also tries to and he does at the end of the book after all his hard work Schooled 2013 editEleven year old Amar e Stoudemire has had a lot of success playing in tournaments and street ball But now it s time to try out for his school s team Amar e is good enough to play with the older kids and should probably be a starter But the players that have been there the longest generally get the most playing time Amar e must deal with helping his team in a different way than he s used to Most Valuable 2014 editAmar e s idol Overtime Tanner plans the biggest streetball tournament every year But when Overtime gets hurt during a basketball game he can t make the arrangements in time Amar e and his friends help set the tournament up On top of that each group of Amar e s friends wants him to play for their team and he s torn on what to do References edit a b c au Amar e Stoudemire WorldCat Retrieved 2014 11 13 Amar e Stoudemire Inks Book Deal with Scholastic Workflow Writing NBA Superstar Amar e Stoudemire Signs with Scholastic to Publish New Children s Book Series Scholastic Media RoomExternal links editSTAT Standing Tall and Talented at Fantastic Fiction Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title STAT Standing Tall and Talented amp oldid 1159720294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
