Official playbook to the books of mike lupica teachervision. Mike lupica is a sports writer who now writes sports fiction for the 912yearold group. This is truly one of the better books of mike lupica and it is no surprise that this novel was a bestseller. A book that does not look new and has been read but is in. Pedro morales loves playing basketball, but hes more of a team guy than a star that would be ned hancock, the best player in their entire town. Lupica, through this book, tries to explain that irrespective of the difficulties and adversities, one should never ever give up on a dream even if it seems a bit farfetched. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Teach children about teamwork, heroes, and friendship through discussion questions and activity suggestions for the books of mike lupica. Mike lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the new york timesbestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and nonfiction. Long shot ebook by mike lupica 9781101203057 rakuten kobo. Ronalda page has lead an idyllic life, growing up surrounded by nature at.
Pedro morales has always been content helping others look great. Long shot mike lupicas comeback kids by mike lupica. Long shot comeback kids series by mike lupica pdf free. Long shot comeback kids library binding september 1, 2012 by mike lupica author. Why is listening to audiobooks a bit of taboo in the book world. Long shot 2008 read online free book by mike lupica in epub. May 29, 20 mike lupica has written many great books for kids about sports. This can be seen in this part of the book were it says, as heavy as the paint clearly was, pedro could see his dad smiling, pg. Long shot comeback kids, lupica, mike, good book ebay. When his team is two games away from williamsport, he is not allowed to play because. Mike lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. He plays because he likes to set up his teammates to be better at playing.
Pedro wants to make his father proud, and so he runs for class. Pedro had two private places he liked best, places where he was completely happy to be alone with a basketball, places where he did his i. Mike lupicas comeback kids comeback kids series by lupica, mike and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Long shot by mike lupica long shot, character sketch. Long shot by mike lupica is about a mexican boy named pedro morales who plays basketball on his middle school team. The epitome of a point guard, he plays the game to set.
Long shot comeback kids book 3 kindle edition by lupica. This 42page guide for million dollar throw by mike lupica includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 34 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Pedro, an avid basketball player, decides to run for class president, challenging a teammate who is also one of the most popular boys in school. Isbn 9780399247170 9780399247170 hardcover, philomel, 2008. Long shot by mike lupica long shot, character sketch, teaching.
When pedro wants to run for class president he finds out that he is going against the most popular guy in school, ned. Long shot by mike lupica pedro is a team player on the school basketball team and when he decides to run for class president experiences another side of one of his team mates. Pedro morales, luis morales pedros dad, joe sutter, ned hancock, and sahara. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I love this book and gave it 5 stars because i like the way pedros father encourages him to trust his shot which came helpful in the championship game against the knights. Basketball teammates face offcourt test in mike lupicas. Mike lupicas official website twominute drill excerpt. The book related to me because i play football like nate but he played qb and im a wide receiver. Read long shot by mike lupica available from rakuten kobo. Even though pedro felt scared and nervous going up for president against the most popular boy in school and the team star, but wins the election because of his confidence. I thought this book was awesome by the fact that it did show a morallesson to like it doesnt if youre the popular kid or the star player in a team your still a team player whether you score a butch of points or not you should still have sportsmanship.
He has carved out a niche as the sporting worlds finest storyteller. Long shot comeback kids novels paperback by mike lupica. Aug 04, 2010 long shot by mike lupica pedro is a team player on the school basketball team and when he decides to run for class president experiences another side of one of his team mates. Sep 11, 2015 long shot comeback kids series by mike lupica in chm, djvu, rtf download ebook. Long shot mike lupicas comeback kids by mike lupica book cover, description, publication history.
Million dollar throw by mike lupica is a very good book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Mike lupica s comeback kids comeback kids series by lupica, mike and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Although the main character is in high school, i found the content appropriate for the fourth, jun 12, 2014 my husband saw this book on the coffee table as part of my personal summer reading. Oct 02, 2008 this book mike lupica s comeback kids long shot is a book that is filled with man interesting things like persistence. His dream is for his baseball team to make it to williamsport. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary spenser detective series, the novels featuring chief jesse stone, and the acclaimed virgil coleeverett hitch westerns, as well as the sunny randall novels. The setting is in vernon, new york, pedros house, middle school gym, middle school problem the problem is that ned hancock is better. Mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including the home team series, qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the underdogs. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. The epitome of a point guard, pedro morales plays the game to set up his. Most of his main characters are boys but i think girls would enjoy them also.
Oct 31, 2014 summary of my book mike lupica long shot summary. The official book website for mike lupica, author of travel team, heat, the big field, comeback kids, miracle on 49th street, and summer ball. Ned is star forward for the receiving the ball when pedro passes it to him. Pedro is a quiet guy and he isnt the superstar like ned hancook. The official book website for mike lupica, author of travel team, heat, the big field, comeback kids, miracle on 49th street, and summer ball twominute drill an excerpt. Long shot quotes showing of 3 but that is the funny thing about dreams. Parker, he was selected by the parker estate to continue the sunny randall and more about mike lupica. My book is about this kid named pedro morales he plays basketball he is the middle point guard for his team. Long shot comeback kids book 3 kindle edition by lupica, mike. The epitome of a point guard, he plays the game to set up his teammatesned, in particular, the star forward on the receiving end of pedros pinpoint passes. Heat by mike lupica the book is centerd around a young boy named micheal. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
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