August 1st, scholastic launched a chapter book series for middle grade readers by sixtime nba allstar and hapoel jerusalem basketball club playercoowner amar e stoudemire. Born in lake wales, florida, in 1982, amare stoudemire skipped college and went straight to the nba out of high school. Amar e is just as versatile in his off the court life as he is on. Dec 19, 2012 nba superstar amare stoudemire talks about the inspiration behind his new middle grade series, stat. The new series, named after stoudemires nickname stat, is based on the many obstacles he overcame to become one of the most popular figures in sports today. Aug 01, 2012 august 1st, scholastic launched a chapter book series for middle grade readers by sixtime nba allstar and hapoel jerusalem basketball club playercoowner amare stoudemire. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. Amare stoudemire is part owner of the professional israeli basketball team hapoel jerusalem. Thats rightin 2012, the nba superstar amare stoudmire teamed with scholastic press to launch the stat standing tall and talented, a chapter book series based on stoudemires life.
Amare is good enough to play with the older kids, and should probably be a starter. Amare stoudemire, new york knicks superstar, inspires kids to read in new book, stat. Young amar e stoudemire is back in the allstar basketball adventure stat. Did you know that in stoudemires most efficient season of 200708, the suns star scored 1. Follows common core standards this 36page bookletstyle novel study is designed to follow students throughout the entire book. Home court, were introduced to elevenyearold stoudemire as.
He is an actor and producer, known for macgruber 2010, beyond the lights 2014 and trainwreck 2015. August 1st, scholastic launched a chapter book series for middle grade readers by sixtime nba allstar and hapoel jerusalem basketball club playercoowner amare stoudemire. Basketball was chosen with the ninth pick in the 2002 nba draft. Elevenyearold amare stoudemire has been playing so much basketball lately it feels like he doesnt have time to do all the things he used to love. Based on the life of allstar nba sensation amare stoudemire, who overcame many obstacles. When a group of older kids start disrespecting his boys on their neighborhood basketball court, there is only one solution. Amar e s idol, overtime tanner plans the biggest streetball tournament every year. Elevenyearold amare stoudemire has finally realized that out of all his hobbies, basketball is his true passion.
Standing tall and talented a slamdunk new fiction series from nba superstar amar e stoudemire. I made a couple of connections stat was for standing tall and talented. But when overtime gets hurt during a basketball game, he cant make the arrangements in time. While they play great together as a team, the real reason. Amare stoudemire, new york knicks superstar, inspires. His team needs him because he is one of the best players on the court despite also being one.
Based on the life of allstar nba sensation amare stoudemire, who overcame many obstacles to become one of the most popular figures in sports today. The book is about an eleven year old boy that lives in a rough part of town with his father and brother. Along with his wife, he founded the alexis and amare stoudemire foundation to creat. Buy a cheap copy of home court book by amare stoudemire. This book is a great book to read especially if you like basketball its about a former nba player named amare stoudemire and its about hos childhood and how he only played basketball for fun,but it changed after he entered a tournament and from then he started taking it serious and made it to the nba. Amare is a very studious child on the a honor roll at school, with many interests and hobbies, mainly sports related. Standing tall and talenteda slamdunk new fiction series from nba superstar amare stoudemire. This experience leads amare to realize that basketball is his true passion. Elevenyearold amare stoudemire has had a lot of success playing in tournaments and street ball. Amare stoudemire is a new york nicks nba all star and this book is based on his life story. And he likes to play basketball with his best friendsbut just for fun. Amar e stoudemire career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba and international leagues. The books are partially autobiographical and tell the story of an 11yearold amare who discovers his innate talent and has to overcome many obstacles to become the success he is today.
Amare must deal with helping his team in a different way than hes used to. Looking ahead at the next three basketball hall of fame classes. He has been married to alexis welch since december 12, 2012. Amare starts competing in tournaments with his two best friends, deuce and mike, and they are winning. And he likes to play basketball with his best friends, but just for fun. Amare is good enough to play with the older kids, and should probably be a started. He is an actor and producer, known for beyond the lights 2014, macgruber 2010 and trainwreck 2015. Young amare stoudemire is back in the allstar basketball adventure stat. Nba star amare stoudemire is set to release a new book series for middleschoolaged children the books are to be published by scholastic in a. Quotations by amare stoudemire, american athlete, born november 16, 1982. The novel study is designed to be enjoyable and keep the students engaged.
Based on the life of allstar nba sensation amar e stoudemire, who overcame many obstacles to become one of the most popular figures in sports today. Standing tall and talented a slamdunk new fiction series from nba superstar amare stoudemire. November 16, 1982 in lake wales, florida us high school. Amare stoudemire launches a childrens book series thegrio. An allegedly new and improved amare stoudemire made the media rounds monday. Standing tall and talented is a series of childrens books written by nba basketball player amare stoudemire. Home court isbn 0545387590, which stoudemire described as biographical, was published in august 2012. This experience leads amar e to realize that basketball is his true passion.
Amare is just as versatile in his off the court life as he is on. But when an older group of boys start bullying his. A married father of four, amare is dedicated to helping children learn. Amare s idol, overtime tanner plans the biggest streetball tournament every year. Standing tall and talented book 1 thanks for sharing. Nba superstar amare stoudemire talks about the inspiration behind his new middle grade series, stat. Stat home court amare stoudemire novel study reading. Amares idol, overtime tanner plans the biggest streetball tournament every year. But the players that have been there the longest, generally get the most playing time.
Elevenyearold amar e stoudemire has a lot going on. Enjoy the best amare stoudemire quotes at brainyquote. The questions are based on reading comprehension, strategies and skills. Amare stoudemire is a power forward for the new york knicks and a sixtime nba allstar. Young amare stoudemire is back in the allstar basketball adventurestat.
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