Lupica is the author of over 30 books for adults and children. For a small man, richie walker casts a large shadow over his sons life. 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. Because for basketball phenom drew robinson, there is nothing more true than his talent on the court. Mike lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the new york timesbestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and nonfiction. 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. 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. His column in the new york daily news is syndicated nationally.
Ben is known as the best point guard throughout the league. Mike lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. The realisticfiction book travel team by mike lupica is a book about a small boy named danny walker who loves basketball. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Mike lupica books list of books by author mike lupica. With so much attention to detail in each game, readers are practically with the characters on the court. 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. If you have a tween sports lover at home, mike lupica is an author to know. Mike lupica is a new york times bestselling author of several books for young readers. For the past fifteen years, he has been a tv anchor for espns the sports reporters.
Mike writes sports columns for the daily news and wrote autobiographies with reggie jackson and bill parcells. I always have liked to read mike lupica books but mostly i like his basketball books. Still living large off their incredible football championship win just weeks before, ben mcbain and his crew must now prepare for basketball season. This is truly one of the better books of mike lupica and it is no surprise that this novel was a bestseller. Titles and conditions are the big field softcover with light cover shelf wear. As an author, he writes sports novels for children as well as nonfiction. Travel team 9780142404621 by lupica, mike and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Get your basketball books at much lower prices than other booksellers. 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. Mike lupica books, author biography, and reading level. Its the kind that comes along once in a generation and is loaded with perksand with problems. Espn fires mike lupica, cancels the sports reporters. Here are some of lupicas top books for football, basketball, and baseball fans.
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. 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. His new york daily news column is syndicated nationally. Available in hardcover and paperback wherever books are sold. 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 thriftbooks. Feb 15, 2016 explore richbriggss board mike lupica kids sports books on.
Danny is a great kid with a big heart who was very skillful at the game. 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. As the season kicks off, wes finds that not everyone on his team has the same idea. Booklist lupicas announcerlike delivery will have you breathless, on the edge of your seat, cheering. The sports reporters covers stories like college sports, like basketball and football, and a long list of pro sports, says the inquisitr. Twelveyearold danny walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court but dont tell him. Lupica lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. Mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the underdogs. Playmakers game changers by mike lupica was a great book. He lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. The book travel team by mike lupica is based on a 7th grade basketball player named danny. What was the score of the game against the vikings that danny was upset about when he missed the shot. 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. Discourses on 57 chevys, turquoise buffaloes, frontier salsa, a fourlegged dog named fred and a twolegged brother named don.
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. 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. Articles by mike lupica freelance journalist muck rack. True legend by mike lupica currently one of the most prominent sports writers in america, mike lupica has written several bestselling basketball books. The official book website for mike lupica, author of no slame dunk, travel. 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. Praise for fast break eager fans will find this a slamdunk. 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.
Point guard book by mike lupica official publisher. Hardcover paperback kindle michael or mike lupica born 11th may, 1952 is, probably, the most popular and bestknown sports columnists in united states. The turnover book by mike lupica official publisher. Kobe bryant, dead at 41, leaves behind complicated legacy. Wes father always told him that there was only one ball in basketball. In addition to hosting the sports reporters, mike lupica writes a syndicated column and also writes popular books. But the problem with mike lupica is that he couldnt make the transition from panel member to host. Lupicas announcerlike delivery will have you breathless, on the edge of your seat, cheering. There have been other tragedies like this in sports. Love and basketball, long shot, real friends, used books, travel with kids. Danny played two years for the vikings basketball team but was heart broken after being cut his 7th grade year. Parker, he was selected by the parker estate to continue the sunny randall and more about mike lupica.
Mike lupica is an american author and sportswriter. Florida timesunion fast break is the perfect middlegrade read for fans of basketball. 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. 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.
He also hosted his own program, the mike lupica show on espn2. He has been a contributor to the espn talk show the sports reporters since 1988. No slam dunk by mike lupica scholastic books for kids. Mike lupica, a member of the sports media hall of fame and past winner of the damon runyon award, wrote his first column for the daily news in. 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. Mike lupica presents the second book in his new york times bestselling game changers series. With so much attention to detail in each game, readers are. 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. Point guard home team book 3 kindle edition by lupica.
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