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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780553494600 ISBN: 0553494600 Label: Yearling Manufacturer: Yearling Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: June 27, 2006 Publisher: Yearling Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Release Date: June 27, 2006 Studio: Yearling Editorial Review: Product Description: Steven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S. Basketball Writer’s Association’s contest for aspiring journalists. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. It’s a basketball junkie’s dream come true! But the games going on behind the scenes between the coaches, the players, the media, the money-men, and the fans turn out to be even more fiercely competitive than those on the court. Steven and his fellow winner, Susan Carol Anderson, are nosing around the Superdome and overhear what sounds like a threat to throw the championship game. Now they have just 48 hours to figure out who is blackmailing one of MSU’s star players . . . and why. Praise for John Feinstein: “The best writer of sports books in America today.”—The Boston Globe “Feinstein’s beat, it turns out, isn’t sports; it’s human nature.”—People on A March to Madness “A basketball junkie’s nirvana.”—Sports Illustrated on A March to Madness “One of the best sportswriters alive!”—Larry King, USA Today on A Good Walk Spoiled From the Hardcover edition. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Last ShotJohn Feinstein is a sports reporter in real life and translates that into one of his finest pieces of literature titled The Last Shot. In this book, John Feinstein explains how trouble strikes the NCAA Basketball Tournament. He dives deep into elaboration and explains very profound details of someone who is being framed for something that could change their life. Feinstein is currently a reporter for "The Sports Reporters" and a columnist for Chapin Times and the Washington Post. ... Read More Rating: - Nonstop actionLast Shot Knopf, 2005, 251 p.p., $16.95 John Feinstein 0-375-83168-1 Steven Thomas is living a dream. After winning a writing contest, he is in New Orleans as a reporter covering the Final Four. But, the dream takes a turn when Steven and fellow winner Susan Carol overhear a warning to MSU's star point guard to lose the championship game, or else. As Steven and Susan Carol start to uncover the mystery, the less real answers they get. Read More Rating:  - Last ShotLast Shot: A Final Four Mystery Two teenage sports reporters win a contest with the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and get to go to the Final Four. They experience blackmail and basketball first hand in this book. Find of if the realistic fiction basketball novel is a slam dunk or an air ball. When eighth graders Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson win the writing contest the pair has won a trip to the Final Four in New Orleans and a chance to see what it takes to cover the ... Read More Rating: - Great book for young sports fans!This is a highly enjoyable mystery set at the NCAA Final Four. The two heroes are a 13 year old girl and a 13 year old boy who have won a writing contest and have press passes to the Final Four. They are likeable, realistic characters and the mystery they solve is surprisingly plausible. My 11 year old son loved this book. Rating: - Very good book, with alittle bit of everything I really liked this book because it was about friendship, romance, sports, adventure and suspense. The characters are interesting and the plot was very creative and enjoyable. Yet I didnt like some points of the story that were corny, usually about the kids liking each other. The idea of a famous basketball player being helped by these kids was also hard to buy into. Yet for someone who doesnt like basketball, I really enjoyed the book. Suggested age: 10-15 Reading Level- 6-7th grade Read More |
