James clabby the novel is told in first person by jonas and you feel what he feels. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free. To buy payback time, carl deuker s latest novel, please click on the cover. If you play the game right, you can make the rules. It was the best thing about him, and it was the worst, too. Ya book of the year in pennsylvania, nebraska, and tennessee. Focus on characterization and theme in swagger by carl deuker. A paperback edition is available april 1, 2007 from little, brown. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. When 17yearold basketball player jonas dolan moves to seattle, he not only has to earn a spot on a new team, he also needs to spend enough time on the court to impress a. Jonas assures his parents that he can play basketball anywhere, and the monitor college scholarship he is trying to earn will be still be a possibility. Swagger book san francisco public library bibliocommons.
Swagger by carl deuker moving during his senior year is not exactly what jonas planned, but when his father is injured and then loses his job, any opportunity is a welcome one. Another son was reading a different carl deuker book that talked about a boy reading disgusting pornographic magazines, without his clothes on, and trying to get other kids to look at the magazines with him. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Swagger by carl deuker book cover, description, publication history. Jonas was the main character in the story and he loves to play basketball. High school senior point guard jonas dolan is on the fast track to a basketball career until an unthinkable. He describes his younger self as a classic secondstringer. Carl deuker welcomes fan letters and will always write back. When high school senior jonas moves to seattle, he is glad to meet levi, a nice, softspoken guy and fellow basketball player. Violet, a writer and member of the popular crowd, has withdrawn from her friends and from school activities since her sister died in a. He was a good friend to levi and a good person but basketball was his best passion. High school senior point guard jonas dolan is on the fast track to a basketball career until an.
His new coach, knecht, plays oldschool, by thebook basketball and barely lets jonas on the court. In carl deuker s swagger, deuker includes stereotypes in the book to show that people are often judged by their appearance at first glance but those judgments and stereotypes are often incorrect. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. When high school senior jonas moves to seattle, he is glad to. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Suspense builds like a slow drumbeat as readers start to smell a rat in ryan hartwell, a charismatic basketball coach and sexual predator. The book i read is called swagger by carl deuker and it is really good. This would also be a great book to suggest to reluctant readers because of the short chapters. Favorite passage get a little swagger in your your game, and other teams will back off. His first novel, on the devils court, was published in 1989. Carl deuker has 12 books on goodreads with 38114 ratings. Read swagger by carl deuker for free with a 30 day free trial.
There is a link to this email on the homepage of this website. I think that the author uses stereotypes intentionally. His popular titles include gym candy, payback time, runner, and high heat. He lives with his wife and daughter in seattle, washington. Violet, a writer and member of the popular crowd, has withdrawn from her friends and from school activities since her sister died in a car accident nine months earlier.
Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to. This book is about a boy named jonas who moves to seattle and meets a boy named levi that lives down the street. His position is point guard, he gets requested to go to college because of his basketball skills. Jonas and levi both play basketball jonas was a starter at his old school and hopes to. The book takes you on a roller coaster of action, emotion, and. Swagger by carl deuker overdrive rakuten overdrive. Carl deuker is the popular, critically acclaimed author of payback time, gym candy a texas lone star title, and runner a booklist top 10 sports book. Hunter gates, a blond, white quarterback with his future focused on football, has both henchmen and a highpressure father. Two struggling teens develop an unlikely relationship in a moving exploration of grief, suicide and young love. Carl deuker born august 26, 1950 is an author of young adult novels.
Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading swagger. Click to hear a short selection from swagger read aloud by carl deuker. I was too small for football, a little too chicken to hang in there against the best fastballs. He was a great basketball player and a very religious boy. One example of this is when deuker writes, i spotted a tall, sandyhaired kid, hands in his pockets, looking at me from. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Find books like swagger from the worlds largest community of readers. The title of this book is swagger and it was written by carl deuker. Buy carl deuker ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device.
Themes always be truthful never turn your back on a friend carl deuker was raised in redwood city. The book swagger by carl deuker is a realistic fiction book. Swagger by carl deuker 2015, paperback for sale online. It teaches valuable lessons about life such as, always be honest or never discard a friend. The settings in this book are at the basketball court, at jonass house and at school. Written by carl deuker, audiobook narrated by charlie thurston. Carl deukers official website young adult novels by. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Discount prices on books by carl deuker, including titles like gutless. It was published by hmh books for young readers and has a total of 304 pages in the book. Read online, or download in secure epub format high school senior point guard jonas dolan is on the fast track to a basketball career until an unthinkable choice puts his future on the line. Jonas and levi both play basketball jonas was a starter at his old school and hopes to get there at this school too.
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