The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780374313289)

In his author-illustrator debut, Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe-and Africana Book Award-winning illustrator Charly Palmer spins a tall tale about a neighborhood basketball hero.

Have you ever heard of Gravity? No, not gravity, the centrifugal force pulling us to the Earth. I'm talking about Gravity--the greatest ball player to ever lace up a pair of sneakers.

Gravity is the new kid on the Hillside Projects basketball team, the Eagles. He once jumped so high that his teammates went out for ice cream before he came back down. With Gravity on their side, the Eagles feel unstoppable. They're ready to win "The Best of the Best," Milwaukee's biggest and baddest pick-up basketball tournament. But when they face-off with the Flyers in the final round, the winningest team in the whole city, they realize that it may take a little more than Gravity to bring them to victory.

Here is a clever, energetic story about the unsung superstars walking among us, complete with vivid art and heartfelt themes of teamwork, loyalty, friendship, and fun.

Author: Charly Palmer
ISBN-10: 0374313288
ISBN-13: 9780374313289
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Language: English
Published: 01/04/2022
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.70w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 517416 / Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2021
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2021
Booklist 12/15/2021 pg. 100
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2022 pg. 97
Publishers Weekly 01/24/2022
School Library Journal 04/08/2022 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2022 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style