A review by claudiaswisher
Ball Don't Lie by Matt de la Peña

4.0

Sticky can't remember how he got that scar behind his ear, and won't tell anyone his 'real' name. He drifts from foster home to foster home, finally doing whatever he can to live 'down' to the expectations of others. Sticky's alone in the world, trying to make his own kind of sense...but the boy can play ball, and that's his world. His mentors at Lincoln Rec teach him how to deal with what life's given and taken away. de la Pena's prose is amazing. He's cast this novel with good guys and bad guys. We find ourselves rooting for Sticky to escape his life and find a real future. We're rooting for Sticky to realize he does deserve good things to happen. This is one I'm eager to recommend to my guys. They'll love it.