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Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories
 

Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories

by Chris Crutcher

These six stories from acclaimed author Chris Crutcher are about athletes, but are not simply sports stories.

Here he presents characters from some of his best–loved novels, as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities, in tales of love, death, bigotry, heroism, and coming of age.

Ages 11+


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Top tags: short stories,  young adult,  sports,  young adult fiction,  coming of age (all tags)

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  • Avon Teen's Book Discussion Discussion Group

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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Liked It

Mrs. Stout
  • Rated 4 stars

“Great short stories. Some of the stories go into more detail about characters from other Crutcher books.”

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Didn’t Like It

Lisa M
  • Rated 1 stars

“This book might be good if you've read many other Crutcher novels, but otherwise it's pretty hard to follow. Basically, it tells shorter, isolated stories about some of the characters in his other books.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.966667 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.583333 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Eric G

    eric g said:

    “really boring”

    posted Tuesday, September 23 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Avon Teen Reading

    avon teen reading said:

    “I really liked these stories too. I'm glad we got to have such great conversations about it. You guys really opened up my eyes about a lot and I am really impressed with your skills. It's difficult to pick a favorite story, they all meant different things to me.”

    posted Thursday, June 19 2008
  • D M

    d m said:

    “I like the book. (It's not THAT perverted). The emotions are really raw and they aren't faked. You can connect with them. =)It's a great choice for the discussion!”

    posted Thursday, June 5 2008
  • Priyanka K

    priyanka k said:

    “I liked the book so far. I must say this book has been very clean despite what everyone thought about it. Overall i liked it so far, it rally talks to you. I am upto the story after the fishin one”

    posted Saturday, May 31 2008
  • Avon Teen Reading

    avon teen reading said:

    “What do you guys think of this book so far? Was it a good choice?”

    posted Thursday, May 29 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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