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. With so much attention to detail in each game, readers are practically with the characters on the court. This book, summer ball, brings back loads of memories from sports camps that ive attended, especially those competitive ones. The inspiring story of one of basketballs most versatile point guards basketball biography books by clayton geoffreys jan 31, 2015 4. E3 a first edition complete numberline hardcover book signed by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Mike lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the new york times bestselling author of more than 40 works of fiction and nonfiction. In the tradition of uplifting stories like the blind side, fast break has all the familyfriendly sports action mike lupica has become known and loved for.
A fastpaced, heartfelt story for basketball fans that proves being a good teammate remains the most important quality in basketball and in life, from new york times bestselling author mike lupica. Find mike lupicas email address, contact information, linkedin, twitter, other social media and more. Mike lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. Aug 18, 2005 mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the underdogs. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. He has been a contributor to the espn talk show the sports reporters since 1988. Florida timesunion fast break is the perfect middlegrade read for fans of basketball. Drew likes to shoot around at this place called morrieson park and there he meets a washedup playground legend from sacramento, urban shellings. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it.
Jump is a dramatic and riveting story told by mike lupica. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. As an author, he writes sports novels for children as well as nonfiction. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read long shot. Books by mike lupica authors like mike lupica what should. By mike lupica the knicks now start another rebuild, this time with a basketball agent named leon rose, who is supposed to do the same kind of job for them, as a former agent, that bob myers has done with the warriors and rob pelinka has done with the lakers.
Handpicked recommendations to authors who have a similar writing style to mike lupica. Booklista 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. Books by mike lupica authors like mike lupica what. Anthony horowitz eoin colfer margaret peterson haddix james patterson gordon korman joseph delaney d j mac hale jeanne du prau andrew clements jeff kinney books by this author. Point guard home team series by mike lupica, paperback.
Point guard book by mike lupica official publisher. But the problem with mike lupica is that he couldnt make the transition from panel member to host. 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. Milliondollar throw by mike lupica and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its for all kids and their parents and for everyone who loves the game of basketball. A fastpaced, heartfelt story for basketball fans that proves being a good teammate remains the most important quality in basketball and in life, from new york times bestselling author mike lupica wes father always told him that there was only one ball in basketball. 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.
Gramps is lucass hero, which is second only to the fact t. Parker, he was selected by the parker estate to continue the sunny randall and jesse stone series. In addition to hosting the sports reporters, mike lupica writes a syndicated column and also writes popular books. Mike lupica book lot sports books football basketball. Order of mike lupica books mike lupica is an american author and sportswriter. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. The turnover book by mike lupica official publisher. I think that fast break by mike lupica is a very fascinating book. Discount prices on books by mike lupica, including titles like robert b. Travel team by mike lupica, heat by mike lupica, the big field by mike lupica, milliondollar throw by mike lupica, and sum. Play makers by mike lupica was an interesting book to read.
Since 1988 lupica has been one of the rotating pundits on the sports reporters on espn. He lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. No slam dunk a surefire hit with readers who love sports. Mike writes sports columns for the daily news and wrote autobiographies with reggie jackson and bill parcells. Espn fires mike lupica, cancels the sports reporters. Wes father always told him that there was only one ball in 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.
Mike lupica books list of books by author mike lupica. Mike lupica is an american author and sportswriter. Mike lupica is a new york times bestselling author of several books for young readers. Nov 03, 2015 fast break ebook written by mike lupica. Available in hardcover and paperback wherever books are sold. In this seductively powerful thriller, a beautiful young woman accuses ellis adair, the best basketball player in the nba, of rape. Mike lupica book lot sports books football basketball teacher classroom g sign in to check out check out as guest.
Mike lupica books list of books by author mike lupica thriftbooks. Espn fires mike lupica, cancels the sports reporters over. 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. For the past fifteen years, he has been a tv anchor for espns the sports reporters. The turnover book by mike lupica official publisher page. 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 and wrong on and off the court. His column in the new york daily news is syndicated nationally. Mike lupica has written a book i would want my four children to read and reread. Articles by mike lupica freelance journalist muck rack. Parker, he was selected by the parker estate to continue the sunny randall series. Im a 15 year old guy that loves sports and plays them with passion. The end of the book was great because of the flagrant foul the happened.
Mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the underdogs. This is going to be a book for a lot of christmases. The official book website for mike lupica, author of no slame dunk, travel. 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. Praise for fast break eager fans will find this a slamdunk. 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 raises the stakes in this sequel to travel team, where taking your game to the next level means more than just winning. Books by mike lupica authors like mike lupica what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. The realisticfiction book travel team by mike lupica is a book about a small boy named danny walker who loves basketball. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fast break. Michael or mike lupica born 11th may, 1952 is, probably, the most popular and bestknown sports columnists in united states. In this book, the main character is again danny walker just like it was in mike lupicas other basketball book, travel team. He also hosted his own program, the mike lupica show on espn2.
Nov 03, 2015 lupicas announcerlike delivery will have you breathless, on the edge of your seat, cheering. 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. Jayson the main character is a great teammate, an aggressive player, and has to persevere through hard times. This book is a very suspenseful book and shows how lucky some of us 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 wes father always told him that there was only one ball in basketball. Basketball stories new york statelong island school sports journalists journalism, high school high school students basketball teams. The sports reporters covers stories like college sports, like basketball and football, and a long list of pro sports, says the inquisitr. For fans of the bad news bears, hoosiers, the mighty ducks, and mike lupicas other new york times bestselling novels heat, the underdogs, and milliondollar throw, here is a book that proves that when the game knocks you down, champions stand tall. Mike lupica book lot sports books football basketball teacher. Details about mike lupica book lot sports books football basketball teacher classroom g. This is truly one of the better books of mike lupica and it is no surprise that this novel was a bestseller. Getting there will be a journey that reaches far beyond the basketball court. He also briefly hosted an unsuccessful television chat program, the mike lupica show, on espn2, as well as a shortlived radio show on wfan in new york city in the mid1990s. See all books authored by mike lupica, including heat, and travel team, and more on. He has carved out a niche as the sporting worlds finest storyteller. 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.
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