Athletic shorts is a young adult novel the consists of six short stories that all take place in a. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner. Most of the stories are related to crutchers early work. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. He also states, that in his other books he lets the reader choose how the story ends. This book also contains the short story a brief moment in the life of angus bethune which first appeared in connections, edited by donald r. Read athletic shorts six short stories by chris crutcher available from rakuten kobo. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Six short stories is a short chapter book that has six different stories that dont have any similarities amongst another. Six short stories is a young adult fiction short story collection by chris crutcher. In six unforgettable stories, chris crutcher captures the real world of teenagers.
Some of these stories take place before the time of the book in which the character appeared, some after, but all are enriched, in my mind, by that characters. Both petey and johnny are friends with willie weaver, who is a star athlete and takes his team to the top when he. When i wrote the short story, id forgotten some of the little details id written in crazy horse,which means you could also chalk it up to laziness. Six short stories by chris crutcher in doc, fb3, rtf download e book. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2.
Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams. In these six short stories, he and his athlete protagonists take on such weighty issues as racism, homophobia, sexism and the teenagers essential task of coming to terms with his parents. Pdf athletic shorts six short stories by chris crutcher. Athletic shorts ebook by chris crutcher rakuten kobo. Angus goes to the dance and melissa not only handles the situation with grace and. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. These six powerful short stories chronicle bits of the lives of characters, major. As with all crutchers work, these are stories about. An ala best book for young adults and a school library journal best book of the year, athletic shorts is rooted solidly in chris crutchers. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Six short stories chris crutcher, author greenwillow books.
Read athletic shorts by chris crutcher for free with a 30 day free trial. Characters are depicted through authentic detail and issues that are rather not talked about amongst people. Athletic shorts by chris crutcher book read online scribd. They also introduce some new and unforgettable personalities who may well be heard from again in future books. Some stories are gruesome and violent with vulgar slurs and phrases. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Publication date 1991 topics short stories, american. I think crutchers purpose in writing this book was to have a few short stories that are like his other books. These six stories from acclaimed author chris crutcher are about a.