# Hoop Kings 2: New Royalty - Hardcover

by **Charles R. Smith Jr.** (Author)

**With this high-energy collection of poems and dynamic photos celebrating twelve pro ballers, Charles R. Smith Jr. scores another slam dunk.**

What's your game? Can you fly like Blake Griffin? Are you a lightning-fast force of nature like Russell Westbrook? Or are you a chameleon on the court, racking up nicknames like Steph Curry? From James Harden with his shimmy-shake-spin to "Lord of the Leap, Sir Alley of the Oop" Lebron James, here are a dozen profiles honoring the superb talents and skills of some of the best players in NBA basketball. With bold, graphic photographs and fun, accessible poems infused with his indomitable wordplay, Charles R. Smith Jr. captures the agility and finesse that each of these professionals brings to the game. Poem notes about each featured player offer further inspiration at the end.

### Author Biography

**Charles R. Smith Jr.** is the author of _Hoop Queens_ and its companion, _Hoop Kings_, as well as _Pick-Up Game_, _Chameleon_, and _Twelve Rounds to Glory_, a Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor Book_._ He is also the recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for his photographs accompanying Langston Hughes's poem in _My People_. Charles Smith Jr. lives in New York.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 11.9 x 8.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 21, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 14.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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