The main character, kirby nickle, who is a captain of the 7thgrade basketball team was told by his fearless coach. Harkrader summary renaissance learning to help prove that nba star brett mcgrew is the father he has never known, uncoordinated kansas seventhgrader kirby nickel braves his coachs ire and becomes captain of the basketball team. Meeting this luminary has been a life long dream of kirbys. Kirby nickel lives in a basketball town whose claim to fame is brett mcgrew, nba superstar. Kirby nickel is a seventh grader who lives in stuckey kansas. Standard 3, benchmark 1 research university of kansas basketball.
Filled with action, suspense, and realistic characters, this one is great for older kids. Then try this tip from writer lisa harkrader who learned it a few years ago in a workshop she took from writer sandy asher thank goodness writers love to share. Kirbys town loves basketball so much they are the self proclaimed baseball capital of kansas. The whole book he is trying to find clues to find his father. Character interviews how to make the people in your. The scenes are described to perfection and you can just imagine being courtside. Having trouble creating wellrounded characters in your stories for children.
He isnt very good at basketball so he tries to figure out a way to not play basketball but still get to meet him. His basketball team is so bad that they havent won a game all season. My life in briefs, a seventhgrade basketball fan who is better yelling on the sideline than. It involves the guys playing nearly naked only in their briefs. But one little girl wants to flymore than anything. The adventures of beanboy by lisa harkrader, paperback. I had to make a videosummary of a book soooo i used kirby d since the main character name is kirby grade me how well i did in comments. My life in briefs, a seventhgrade basketball fan who is better yelling on the sideline than he is on. His coach develops a strategy to make the boys play in their underwear. I chuckled, grinned, laughed out loud, and empathized with each character in turn.
A jersey in the baby clothes drawer, flowers from the sweetheart dance when his mom danced with brett mcgrew. My life in briefs, the central character, kirby nickel, loves basketball but cant play the sport. Harkrader what team in their right mind would play an entire season in nothing but their underwear. Prose short stories featuring the everyday school lives of my hero academias fanfavorite characters. Lisa harkrader primary author only author division. Who are the main characters in the book airball my life in. Kirby cant play basketball without falling over himself, but hes determined to join the team with the hope of. My life in briefs harkrader 700l basketball, funny crackback coy, john 490l football, steriods, low reading level, shorter than gym candy or gym candy deuker, carl 710l football, steroids girlboy all of the above pearsall l multicultural, contemporary, overcoming the odds. Reading boot camp is a free researched based rti intervention program that uses best instructional practices with a qualification, teach to the very top, expose every student to grade level and above ela concepts, lift all students using socratic learning strategies, teach and treat all students as gifted, be flexible and have fun, set rigorous smart goals, and differentiate through. My life in briefs is a hysterical account of a seventh grade basketball team.
Revealing character 7 some washington insiders have noted that time aboard air force one can reveal more about a presidents personality than a typical day at the white house can. A twelveyearold girl, she is kind, courageous, extremely lucky and determined. Pointofview what are the pros and cons about this book being written from a. Luckily, she found the town library and its magical books brimming with enchanted beings. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Find out if there were any players who played for the. Kirby wants to play basketball at his school so he can meet a hall of famer.
Bottom shelf books horton hears a who as 70s thriller bottom shelf books hippo. I couldnt read at times because i was laughing so much. Uncoordinated kirby nickel joins the seventh grade basketball team in. The emperors new clothes will really inspire the team. Kirby cant play basketball without falling over himself, but hes determined to join the team with the hope of getting.
Airball my life in briefs my book is called airball my life in briefs by. It is a childrens novel by sarah weeks, released in 2007. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. My life in briefs from the worlds largest community of readers. But when an opportunity to meet nba star brett mcgrew comes up, kirby knows he has to take a chance and try out for the basketball team. Coach armstrong is a strong role model who sympathizes with the team because he has his own secret dreams and disappointments. His perseverance and the teamwork of all the boys gives kids some good life lessons from sports. My focus is on books for middle grades and high school age readers. My life in briefs, is about kirby nickel, a 7th grader who lives with his grandmother and has never seen his mom or dad.
Being a basketball fan and a citizen of the basketball capital of kansas, i owed it to my fellow seventh graders to support the team. Like mike, angels in the outfield, or the mighty ducks. The national writing for children center airball comes out in paperback next week. D download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A hilarious southern debut with the kind of characters you meet once in a lifetime. The state of kansas notable book awards are presented annually for fifteen notable books created by writers, illustrators or book artists who are kansans or have written about kansas. Book for kids inspired by basketball one great book. They both loved this hilarious, heartwarming story of a seventhgrade basketball player on a losing team whose coach makes them play in their. This group of seventhgraders had something to prove, and they did it in boxers and briefs, turning their lousy record into an undefeated district championship. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. After all, i believe life is too darn short to read books that dont truly interest me.
Harkrader is a funny, puzzlelike book that will be taken to another level no other book has been taken to. After watching the movie, make a venn diagram showing similarities and differences. My life in briefs and the adventures of beanboy come in and look around. The main character, kirby nickle, who is a captain of the 7thgrade basketball team was told by his fearless coach, that if their season goes well, they would get to meet an alltime nba basketball player. Kirby is the captain of his 7th grade basketball team, and the book tells the story about kirby and his team as they go through their season with the hope of visiting their hero brent mcgrew. So on a special night, with the moon shining bright and her cat by her side, she gathers herself up, she grips her broom tight, and she tries. Lisa harkrader tells the story of two friends during present day america in her realistic fiction, cool beans the further adventures of beanboy.
Tuckers rapport with his brother, concern for his mother, and frustration with his absent father who now only existed in emails add emotional depth to harkraders airball. Lisa harkrader is currently considered a single author. It works and the boys improve at basketball and beat every team. An untalented group of seventhgrade boys gets the chance to meet its small kansas towns basketball hero when his jersey is. Kansas university is about to retire mcgrews number and, as part of the ceremonies, the seventhgrade team from stuckey, kansas, is invited to pay a scrimmage game before the crowd. Harkrader we read this book to our sons when they were 11 and 14 twice. Lisa says if she had to pick one single thing that has improved her writing the most, this would be it the character interview. Do you mean in the book jermey fink and the meaning of life because the main characters were jeremy fink and lizzie jeremys best friend. Uncoordinated kansas seventhgrader kirby nickel braves his coachs ire and becomes captain of the basketball team in order to help. Luckier still, she grew up to be a writer and is now creates enchanted worlds for other readers. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. The whosmydad plot is dispatched more than resolved, and virtually no clue is given as to what life will now be like for the newly.
My life in briefs study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. But coach has a plan for kirby and the supremely untalented seventhgrade team. A portion of each purchase will go to support this blog at no cost to you. Character interviews how to make the people in your stories. Love of ku basketball inspires airball book news, sports. Lisa harkrader uncoordinated kansas seventhgrader kirby nickel braves his coachs ire and becomes captain of the basketball team in order to help him prove that nba star brett mcgrew is the father he has never. The award, originally established in 2006, is organized by the kansas center for the book kcfb.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading airball. David gergen served as an adviser to presidents nixon, ford, reagan, and clinton. You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the build printable button to create it now. Nov 15, 2005 love of ku basketball inspires airball.
The characters in airball are perfection, presented with humor and compassion as each learns the value of teamwork, friendship, equality, and hope while playing skivvy basketball. Jul 25, 2007 the first, airball, my life in briefs roaring brook press, 2005 gives us the voice of kirby nickel loud and clear. The adventures of beanboy is the most recent young adult book by tonganoxie author lisa harkrader. My life in briefs roaring brook, described by slj as a quirky combination of the mighty ducks meets captain underpants, has been on state award lists in kansas, texas, washington state, florida, maine and was a bank street college best book of the year, a texas lonestar award nominee, a junior library guild selection, and new york public library best. It is a childrens novel by sarah weeks, released in 2007, it won book awards in illinois the rebecca caudill young readers book award and kansas the william allen white childrens book award.