Breaking, bank shots, slices, and safeties---fifth grader Mickey Vernon can shoot pool better than some guys twice his age. His philosophy is simple: "I think a lot of the world's problems could be solved by a couple of guys shooting a few racks down at the local hall." But sometimes that's hard to remember when he's facing down seventh-grade bully Buck Pender. Buck is determined to beat Mickey in the annual youth tournament down at Vernon's, the pool hall owned and operated by Mickey's grandma Poppy. And he just might do it, too. Except Mickey's got a secret weapon. Joseph Alvarez, a big rig trucker and family friend, has returned to town, and he was coached by the best pool player on the nine-ball professional circuit--Mickey's dad, who died shortly after Mickey was born. So with the help of Joseph and his two best friends, 10-year-old math genius Arlen and magician extraordinaire Francine, Mickey just might have a shot at the championship. Then Buck baits him into playing a game in which Mickey badly sprains his stick hand, just three short weeks before the tournament. Has Mickey just scratched the cue ball of his dreams?
Fun, folksy, and big-hearted, Joan Bauer's first novel for middle-grade readers is sweeter than a 90-degree bank shot off the rail and into the corner pocket. Mickey's unselfconscious and humorous narration ranks with that of Archie in How I Became a Writer and Oggie Learned to Drive by Janet Taylor Lisle or Peter in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. (Ages 9 to 12) --Jennifer Hubert
Fun, folksy, and big-hearted, Joan Bauer's first novel for middle-grade readers is sweeter than a 90-degree bank shot off the rail and into the corner pocket. Mickey's unselfconscious and humorous narration ranks with that of Archie in How I Became a Writer and Oggie Learned to Drive by Janet Taylor Lisle or Peter in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. (Ages 9 to 12) --Jennifer Hubert
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Hardback Editions
September 2008 : Library Binding
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May 2005 : Library Binding
| Title: Sticks Author(s): Joan Bauer ISBN: 1-4176-8808-4 / 978-1-4176-8808-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Topeka Bindery Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2002 : Library Binding
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April 2002 : Hardback
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October 1999 : Library Binding
| Title: Sticks Author(s): Joan Bauer ISBN: 0-613-02198-3 / 978-0-613-02198-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Bt Bound Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1997 : Hardback
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June 1996 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
June 2005 : Paperback
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June 2005 : Paperback
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April 2002 : Paperback
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July 1997 : Paperback
| Title: Sticks Author(s): Joan Bauer ISBN: 0-440-41387-7 / 978-0-440-41387-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Yearling Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
March 1997 : Audio Cassette
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1996 : Audio Cassette
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1992 : Audio Cassette
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Other Editions
September 2002 : Turtleback
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