I am doing my book review on Million Dollar Throw. It is written by Mike Lupica. It is about a kid named Nate Brodie. He is a starting QB for his eight grade team. His friends cal him Brady because he has a great arm and loves Tom Brady. Nate is saving up his money to buy a football that is signed by Tom Brady that costs over 500 dollars. In it there is a chance to win a million dollars. He is doing better than ever before and then he starts losing it. Then he finds out that his best friend Abby is starting to lose her sight. Then out of the blue his dad loses his job. Now a million dollars could go a long ways. Soon he keeps doing worse and worse on the field. Read to find out if he makes the throw or if he misses. This is a suspenseful book that keeps you on the edge of your chair. I think this is a great book and it always keeps you wanting to read more. It is 256 page book but it goes by in a hurry.
This book hasn’t won any awards. The recomended reading age is 9-12. Other books by the same author are The Batboy, The Big Field, Travel Team and many more. These books are a like because they are about sports. Some Quotes are, "Lupica's football action engages, and his delineation of the athlete's thought process and emotional highs and lows of competition feels visceral and real." from Kirkus review. Another is, "Lupica delivers another smooth, well-paced, character-driven novel." from the School Library Journal. A quote from the book is,”I knew it was happening, but I didn’t want to believe it.”
Recommended by Frank Brehm
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