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Smith, Charles R.
HOOP QUEENS : POEMS
Cambridge : Candlewick, 2003.
IL 3-6, RL 5.3
ISBN 076361422X
Women's basketball has seen a climb in popularity because of players like Lisa Leslie and Sheryl Swoopes.  Smith pay homage to the stars of the WNBA through poetry in Hoop Girls.   "Racing and running/and spinning and swerving/in total control/while feeding and serving/delicious assists/with wrist-flick tricks"
SUBJECTS:     Women basketball players -- Poetry.
                        Basketball -- Poetry.
                        Women -- Poetry.
                        American poetry.

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