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The Basketball Diaries Study Guide

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by Jim Carroll
About 104 pages (31,110 words)
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The Basketball Diaries Study Guide consists of approx. 104 pages of summaries and analysis on The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

The Basketball Diaries is made up of a series of entries in the diary of Jim Carroll, a thirteen year-old boy living in the lower east side of Manhattan. The diary begins in the fall of 1963 and describes the activities that take place in Jim's life. (read more)
      Part 1
      Part 2
      Part 3
      Part 4
      Part 5
      Part 6
      Part 7
      Part 8
      Part 9
      Part 10

  Key Figures

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3
      Critical Essay #4

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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    Critical Review by Jamie James
    SOURCE: A review of The Basketball Diaries, in American Book Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, February, 1980, ... more

    Critical Review by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
    SOURCE: A review of The Basketball Diaries and Forced Entries, in New York Times, July 9, 1987, p. C... more


     
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