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    Little Shaq: Star of the Week
    Little Shaq: Star of the Week
    Little Shaq: Star of the Week
    Ebook57 pages17 minutes

    Little Shaq: Star of the Week

    By Shaquille O'Neal and Theodore Taylor

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    For early reader sports fans, this series from superstar Shaquille O'Neal will inspire kids to love reading.

    Can Little Shaq prove he's responsible enough for a new pet?

    Little Shaq has always wanted his own kitten, but his parents aren't sure he's responsible enough. When Little Shaq is chosen as his class's Star of the Week, he knows that this is his moment to shine, to prove to his parents that they can count on him. Will Little Shaq be able to show he's ready for his very own pet?

    Created by Shaquille O'Neal and illustrated in full color by Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent award winner Theodore Taylor III, the Little Shaq series celebrates family, friends, and community and will have kids cheering for reading!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateOct 18, 2016
    ISBN9781619638808
    Little Shaq: Star of the Week
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    Shaquille O'Neal

    Shaquille O'Neal is the author of Little Shaq and Little Shaq Takes a Chance and is a retired basketball legend, a businessman, and an analyst on the Emmy award-winning show Inside the NBA on TNT. During his nineteen-year NBA career, O'Neal was a four-time NBA champion, a three-time Finals MVP, and a fifteen-time All-Star, and was named the 1993 Rookie of the Year. Since his rookie year, O'Neal has been an ambassador for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, a group with whom his relationship goes back to his youth in New Jersey. Passionate about education, he has earned his undergraduate degree from LSU, his MBA from University of Phoenix, and his PhD from Barry University. www.shaq.com @Shaq

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      Little Shaq - Shaquille O'Neal

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      Little Shaq couldn’t wait for school to start. His teacher Ms. Terpenny would announce the next Star of the Week any minute.

      I think it’s going to be Aubrey, said his neighbor Rosa Lindy.

      I bet it’s Barry, said Aubrey Skipple.

      Really? asked Little Shaq’s cousin Barry.

      Little Shaq didn’t know who Ms. Terpenny was going to choose, but he hoped it would finally be his own turn.

      Quiet, everyone. Walter needs to take attendance, said Ms. Terpenny.

      Walter was Aubrey’s twin brother and the current Star of the Week. Walter had lots of responsibilities, like taking attendance and passing out the snacks at break time. And last weekend, he looked after Flopsy, the class rabbit.

      Little Shaq loved Flopsy, but she wasn’t his favorite part of Star of the Week. Tomorrow was Walter’s last day as the star, and he would get to do Show and Tell. Little Shaq thought Show and Tell was the best thing ever. He’d been making a list of what he’d bring in since the beginning of the year. There was his seashell collection from the Jersey Shore, a photo of his family at

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