The story was inspired by a 7th grade gym class experience of mine.
Except the scoring part.
Scholastic has kindly given me permission to post the story here:
Monday, March 7, 2011
Last one picked for basketball
A short story I wrote for Scholastic's Action is in the issue dated today. The magazine is aimed at middle schoolers who read below grade level.
The story was inspired by a 7th grade gym class experience of mine.
Except the scoring part.
Scholastic has kindly given me permission to post the story here:
The story was inspired by a 7th grade gym class experience of mine.
Except the scoring part.
Scholastic has kindly given me permission to post the story here:
Thanks for this! My 7-year old son was crying about always being picked last in gym this morning. I am glad that I'll be able to share this story with him tonight.
ReplyDeleteDelighted to hear this, Anonymous! And a possibility I had not considered, making it even more heartening. Thanks for sharing.
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