Parker, he was selected by the parker estate to continue the sunny randall and more about mike lupica. Booklist a fastpaced, heartfelt story for basketball fans that proves being a good teammate remains the most important quality in basketballand in life, from new york times bestselling author mike lupica. 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. As an author, he writes sports novels for children as well as nonfiction. With so much attention to detail in each game, readers are practically with the characters on the court. But the problem with mike lupica is that he couldnt make the transition from panel member to host. He also hosted his own program, the mike lupica show on espn2. Playmakers game changers by mike lupica was a great book.
Praise for fast break eager fans will find this a slamdunk. Mike lupica is a new york times bestselling author of several books for young readers. The turnover book by mike lupica official publisher. Mike lupica books list of books by author mike lupica thriftbooks. Dave barry was the author of a nationally syndicated humor column for the miami herald from 1983 to 2005. Lot of 6 mike lupica booksbaseballfootballbasketball. Mike lupica presents the second book in his new york times bestselling game changers series. There have been other tragedies like this in sports. For a small man, richie walker casts a large shadow over his sons life. Discourses on 57 chevys, turquoise buffaloes, frontier salsa, a fourlegged dog named fred and a twolegged brother named don.
Mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the underdogs. What was the score of the game against the vikings that danny was upset about when he missed the shot. Florida timesunion fast break is the perfect middlegrade read for fans of basketball. In addition to hosting the sports reporters, mike lupica writes a syndicated column and also writes popular books. Point guard book by mike lupica official publisher. For more than 30 years, lupica has added magazines, novels, sports biographies, other nonfiction books on sports, as well as television to his professional resume.
If you have a tween sports lover at home, mike lupica is an author to know. Point guard home team book 3 kindle edition by lupica. From new york times bestselling author mike lupica comes a story about a young basketball player confronting the truth about his hero and grappling with right. Mike lupica is an american author and sportswriter. Danny walker would like nothing more than to follow in his fathers footsteps. So at every practice and game, wes tries his best to be a good basketball player and, above all, a good teammate.
Get your basketball books at much lower prices than other booksellers. Espn fires mike lupica, cancels the sports reporters. He has been a contributor to the espn talk show the sports reporters since 1988. Still living large off their incredible football championship win just weeks before, ben mcbain and his crew must now prepare for basketball season. Articles by mike lupica freelance journalist muck rack. Weve compiled what we think is the essential list of his middle grade titles for the football, basketball, or baseball enthusiast in your family, including the recently released football story lone stars. One of his recent novels, true legend, focuses on drew true robinson, so named because of his rare and tremendous talent. He has carved out a niche as the sporting worlds finest storyteller. Because for basketball phenom drew robinson, there is nothing more true than his talent on the court.
Wes father always told him that there was only one ball in basketball. True legend by mike lupica currently one of the most prominent sports writers in america, mike lupica has written several bestselling basketball books. Here are some of lupicas top books for football, basketball, and baseball fans. A fastpaced, heartfelt story for basketball fans that proves being a good teammate remains the most important quality in basketballand in life, from new york times bestselling author mike lupica wes father always told him that there was only one ball in basketball. The realisticfiction book travel team by mike lupica is a book about a small boy named danny walker who loves basketball. Travel team 9780142404621 by lupica, mike and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Lupicas announcerlike delivery will have you breathless, on the edge of your seat, cheering. Lupica is also what he describes as a serial little league coach, a youth basketball coach, and a soccer coach for his four children, three sons and a daughter. With so much attention to detail in each game, readers are. A fastpaced, heartfelt story for basketball fans that proves being a good teammate remains the most important quality in basketballand in life, from new york times bestselling author mike lupica. His column in the new york daily news is syndicated nationally. The official book website for mike lupica, author of no slame dunk, travel. Lupica lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children.
Its the kind that comes along once in a generation and is loaded with perksand with problems. Booklist lupicas announcerlike delivery will have you breathless, on the edge of your seat, cheering. When 12, richie, a 510 point guard phenom, led his ragtag middletown vikings from eastern long island to the national finals of the little league basketball world series and became the darling of sportswriters around the country. His new york daily news column is syndicated nationally. For the past fifteen years, he has been a tv anchor for espns the sports reporters. Feb 15, 2016 explore richbriggss board mike lupica kids sports books on. The book travel team by mike lupica is based on a 7th grade basketball player named danny. 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. The official book website for mike lupica, author of travel team, heat, the big field, comeback kids, miracle on 49th street, and summer ball no slam dunk a fastpaced, heartfelt story for basketball fans that proves being a good teammate remains the most important quality in basketballand in life, from new york times bestselling author mike lupica. I always have liked to read mike lupica books but mostly i like his basketball books. As the season kicks off, wes finds that not everyone on his team has the same idea. Ben mcbain the star at rockwell middle school, there football season just ending with a championship now it is time for basketball ben led rockwell to a championship last year but the heat is on with a new kid named chase who is a cocky kid who just moved and of course plays at rockwells rivals the darby bears. Mike lupica books list of books by author mike lupica.
He started his newspaper career at 23 years only with the new york post in 1975 and at that time he covered the games of new york knicks. By mike lupica dave roberts, who manages the dodgers now, was talking on monday afternoon about what is still the most famous stolen base in baseball history, game 4 of the 2004 american league championship series, red sox against the yankees, bottom of the ninth, the red sox that close to being swept. No slam dunk by mike lupica scholastic books for kids. Twelveyearold danny walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court but dont tell him. Mike lupica books, author biography, and reading level. Mike lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the new york timesbestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and nonfiction. Danny is a great kid with a big heart who was very skillful at the game. This is truly one of the better books of mike lupica and it is no surprise that this novel was a bestseller. Danny played two years for the vikings basketball team but was heart broken after being cut his 7th grade year. Available in hardcover and paperback wherever books are sold. He lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. The sports reporters covers stories like college sports, like basketball and football, and a long list of pro sports, says the inquisitr. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
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