what is this book about i want to read it but i need a summary about two paragraphs long i hope you can convince me to buy this book
2006-11-30 17:57:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6–Jared thinks he's the best player on his basketball team and can't figure out why his teammates snub him when he tries to break their losing streak single-handedly. After losing his temper and getting thrown out of a game, the sixth grader is confronted by a teammate. Resisting a fight, Jared realizes that he must surrender his ego for the benefit of the team. Eventually, everything clicks and he learns that the path to success comes when he puts the needs of others ahead of his own. The story's setting in Hudson City, NJ, is deliberately generic, as are the characters. The concluding chapters offer game-by-game summaries that reinforce the idea that Jared is now a team player. Sports enthusiasts may enjoy the story at face value, but Chris Crutcher's novels offer deeper characters with sophisticated stories.–Michael Giller, South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville
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From Booklist
Reviewed with Rich Wallace's Roar of the Crowd.
Gr. 4-7. These books in the new Winning Season series follow two teams at Hudson City Middle School, which sits in the shadow of New York City. roar concerns Manny Ramos, a skinny kid whose size limits his possibilities on the football team until he finds how to maximize his strong points. In Foul the focus is on Jared, the star of the basketball team. As the best player, Jared likes to hug the ball, but it's not until he learns to be a team player that the team really starts winning. Although there's enough plot to frame a story, especially in Foul, most of the text is play-by-play action, which will engage young sports fans. The characterizations, however, are stock, and the dialogue is stilted, but this series is a throwback to earlier sports series that got boys reading, and perhaps the all-action device will work again. Ilene Cooper
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2006-12-01 07:06:37 · answer #1 · answered by Joker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have a good case, depending on exactly how egrigious the foul was. As others have said, participants in sporting activities generally asssume the risk of being injured as a consequence. However, that assumption of risk does not excuse reckless or grossly wanton misconduct from other players. A court case often cited for this proposition is Nabozny v. Barnhill, from Illinois. You can even read the case for yourself if you wish. Go to Google Scholar, and type "Nabozny." In that case a teenage soccer player was held liable for kicking another player in the head after the play was essentially over. You probably can't sue the parents. In most states, you are stuck with suing the kid, then trying to collect once the kid starts earning an income. See a lawyer in your state for more details.
2016-03-13 01:17:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thankyou for the answers EVERYONE xx
2016-08-23 11:48:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you elaborate?
2016-08-08 20:31:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋