Characters and Relationships
Josh hits this person during a basketball game.
Who is JB?
These 10 short sayings from Josh's dad connect basketball to life lessons.
What are Basketball Rules?
Josh's hair stands for this part of his identity.
What is confidence/individuality?
My shot is as sweet as sugar.
What is a simile?
Coach asks this person to "squash this beef" in the poem "Coach Comes Over" (Alexander 185).
Who is Josh Bell?
Josh becomes jealous after seeing his brother with this person.
Who is Miss Sweet Tea (Alexis)?
The Basketball Rules are written by this character.
Who is Chuck "Da Man" Bell?
Estranged is defined in the book as the interruption of a bond, when one person becomes a stranger to someone who was close.
What is symbolism for Josh and JB?
The crowd roars as loud as thunder.
What is simile?
After the fight this happens to Josh on the team.
What is suspended?
After the game, this person refuses to speak to Josh.
Who is JB?
Rebounding is the art of anticipating, of always being prepared to grab it. But you can't drop the ball.
What is basketball rule #7?
In the poem Storm, we read "...he yells at everyone in the gym. Now he's hail and blizzard...his mouth, loud as thunder." (Alexander 151).
What is metaphor? (volcanic) OR what is foreshadowing (volcano about to explode).
By the end of the 3rd Quarter, Josh realizes he must do this.
What is apologize?
This person reminds Josh that family matters more than basketball or pride.
Who is Chuck "Da Man" Bell?
Sometimes you have to lean back a little and fade away to get the best shot.
What is basketball rule #8?
In The Nosebleed Section, Alexander writes "every time Dad thinks the ref makes a bad call, he rains."
What is a metaphor?
What is a metaphor?
This person calls Josh a jerk.
Who is Alexis/Miss Sweet Tea?
By the end of the 3rd quarter, Josh begins to learn certain kinds of lessons, such as anger and jealousy can hurt the people he loves most.
What is life lessons?
This basketball rule teaches readers about the importance of perspective.
What is basketball rule #8?
Churlish is defined as having a bad temper, and being difficult to work with.
What is symbolic of Josh Bell?
"Y'all know what the mama turkey said to her naughty son? If your papa could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy!" (Alexander 158)
What is a pun?
What is a dad joke?
What is foreshadowing (dad in a grave)
Vondie, Josh's friend, even has one of these now.
What is a girlfriend?