Below is a list of mike lupicas books in order of when they were originally published. Its for all kids and their parents and for everyone who loves the game of basketball. The comeback kids series in order mike lupica fictiondb. Apr 11, 2006 listen to heat audiobook by mike lupica. Mike lupica books list of books by author mike lupica. Nov 14, 2012 its more like a sports genre book as mike lupica is a sports author. Mike lupica has 83 books on goodreads with 148626 ratings. Jaysons passion and talent are treated as seriously as if he were already a professional player, which will resonate with. His first fiction novel was a mystery titled dead air, the start of his peter finley series. Mike lupica, one of the most prominent columnists in america, brings his experience and insiders knowledge, coupled with a provocative presentation. Shawn and ben werent friends until ben offered to but hm pizza. He gets his fablous ideas from his life experience and from what he knows about sports.
But this year, gus is even more excited about basketball than any other sport hes ever played. Apr 17, 2012 the travel team mike lupica is a team that travels around the world and plays games. Theres nothing eightyearold twins zach and zoe walker love more than pl. Fox, charlie sheen, heather locklear, richard kind. Hes a jackofalltrades guy that can handle almost any position.
Nov 08, 2015 i earned 10 points for reading a book that i would like to visit. When the game is on the line, bens number is the one being called for the final play. He has been groomed by his father, a former professional. It follows yearold danny walker as he attends an elite summer basketball camp in the hope of finding out whether his lack of height will prevent him from being able to play against bigger and stronger players. Its about everything we tell our children is important. The basketball camp the danny and his friends go to, right way, was set in, i believe, fictional cedarville, maine.
When i bought this book for the school library, i didnt realize it was the 4th book in a series. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Sep 01, 2007 scott parry is the smartest kid in his sixthgrade class and the clumsiest player on the football team. Mike lupica is a new york times bestselling author of several books for young readers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hero. As a sportswriter he has written for espn magazine, golf digest, parade and mens journal and has won the 2003 jim murray award from the national football foundation. His new york daily news column is syndicated nationally. Mike flaherty, the deputy mayor of new york city, and his team of halfwits must constantly save the mayor from embarrassment and the media.
What is the genre of travel team by mike lupica answers. The two become unlikely friends, and each finds a way to offer what the other needs in a rousing, highspirited novel for young middlegrade readers. Everyone assumes that gus, whose family is from the dominican republic, is a baseball guy. The complete series list for a comeback kids novel mike lupica. Heat is a fictional story based on the danny almonte scandal in the south bronx little league. Mike lupica wiki, affair, married, gay with age, writer. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Bump and run is outrageous, opinionated and, most importantly, funny as hell. Jul 11, 2015 michael thomas mike lupica is one the most prominent sports writers in usa, who is most cited for his appearances on espn and his commentary on sports in the new york daily news. Parkers blood feud sunny randall by mike lupica paperback at target. Common sense is the nations leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. The travel team mike lupica is a team that travels around the world and plays games. Unlimited celebrity searches find the contact information for over 58,659.
I liked this because like football and i like to see people getting along. Theres a reason mike lupica is one of the most popular sports writers for children. Oct 11, 2005 listen to travel team audiobook by mike lupica. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hero. He has carved out a niche as the sporting worlds finest storyteller. My favorite part of the book is when ben got to be friends with the team quater back shawn. Twelveyearold star little league pitcher nick garcia has a dream. Mike lupica also used very expressive and indepth dialogue. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Mike lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. Chris conlan is the coolest kid and the star quarterback, but hes dyslexic and a washout in school.
I also liked how he made you feel what the characters were going through throughout the whole book. In april 2006, his second childrens book, heat, was published by philomel. The fourth book in the zach and zoe mysteriesa sportsthemed chapter book mystery series by new york times bestselling author mike lupica. The official book website for mike lupica, author of no slame dunk, travel team, heat, the big field, comeback kids, miracle on 49th street, and summer ball.
Michael thomas mike lupica is one the most prominent sports writers in usa, who is most cited for his appearances on espn and his commentary on sports in the new york daily news. Parker, he was selected by the parker estate to continue the sunny randall series. In the book summer ball by mike lupica a kid named danny walker is the smallest kid out there playing basketball. Download and read online for free qb1 by mike lupica. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The game changerthe book i read was game changer by mike lupica. Mike lupica used very expressive adjectives and words to help you get the true sense of what each character throughout the whole book was feeling. Mike lupica became a published author in 1985 with the reggie jackson autobiography reggie. In fact, i didnt know how funny mike lupica really was until i read this book. Mike lupica does a great job added some details from the previous books to help connect the stories even if you didnt read them. Lupica lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. Mike lupica is really interested in writing sports, mostly all of his books are about a certain sport.
From the back of the book when youre the smallest kid playing a big mans game, the challenges never stop especially when your name is danny. Asked in a series of unfortunate events what is the genre for the series of unfortunate events books. Discourses on 57 chevys, turquoise buffaloes, frontier salsa, a fourlegged dog named fred and a twolegged brother named don. There is too much suspense in this book and the readers are never sure how this book will end. It follows yearold danny walker as he attends an elite summer basketball camp in the hope of finding out whether his lack of height will prevent him from being able to play against bigger and stronger. It helps to see how close the characters are from previous experiences. Cassie must learn that you cant fix someone else after a girl with aspergers joins her softball team in the fourth and final book of the home team series from new york times bestselling author and sportswriting legend mike lupica. One more thing is there any way i can come back and throw a few balls to an amazing character named automatic touchdown maker moore.
Lupicas bump and run and wild pitch were best sellers. Mike lupica has written a book i would want my four children to read and reread. This is truly one of the better books of mike lupica and it is no surprise that this novel was a bestseller. Mike lupica wiki, affair, married, gay with age, writer, sports. He plays travel basketball and is trying to get his team to the national championships, but he has many challenges from getting there. Qb1 by mike lupica at the best online ebook storage. Mike lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the new york times bestselling author of more than 40 works of fiction and nonfiction. Mike lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the new york timesbestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and nonfiction. Maine is on my bucket list of places i would like to visit. The basketball scenes in fast break, though acted out by characters in middle school, are as riveting as watching a final four game. Its more like a sports genre book as mike lupica is a sports author. Scott parry is the smartest kid in his sixthgrade class and the clumsiest player on the football team. Hero is his best book yet, and it is a total departure from his usual work.
Most popular movies and tv shows with mike lupica imdb. But ben wants to be the starting quarterback and the one thing standing in his way is the coachs son. This is going to be a book for a lot of christmases. Mike lupica first won me over with his sportsthemed novels travel team, the milliondollar throw, then he upped the ante with his twohankie miracle on 49th street. Lupica often referenced the serene environment that the boys were set in. Mike lupica has 83 books on goodreads with 148510 ratings. Travel team by mike lupica, heat by mike lupica, the big field by mike lupica, milliondollar throw by mike lupica, and sum. Hes been practicing some new moves, and lately hes more surprised when he misses his shot than when he scores. This book ends in a real cliffhanger and proves why mike lupica is still a highly respected and celebrated author in the us and elsewhere. Common sense is the nations leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and. Summer ball by mike lupica is a coming of age novel of particular interest to young boys. 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. Mike lupica books, author biography, and reading level.
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