Friday, January 8, 2010

Million Dollar Throw By: Mike Lupica


Nate Brodie is your typical thirteen year old; except when it comes to football. Nate is a star quarterback. He is a big fan of Tom Brady, the Patriots quarterback. Since Nate is a great quarterback, his friends all call him "Brady." Nate's best friend's name is Abby. Nate's life hasn't been going great so far. His dad just lost his job, and Abby is going blind. Things aren't looking so great. Then, Nate decides to go to the mall with his mother and Abby. He's been saving up to buy a signed Brady ball. When he gets to the cashier, the person asks Nate if he would like to buy a ticket to throw a ball through a hole at a Patriots game on live TV for one million dollars. What do you think Nate said? He said yes of course! Nate doesn't think that his ticket will win. So, he goes on with his life. Then, when it comes time for the winning number to be announced, who wins but Nate! He is flabergasted. If he won the million dollars, it could do a lot. He could help his parents with financial hardships, and give Abby the money for eye surgery. Nate feels a lot of pressure. It even makes him mess up in football. Finally, the big night comes. Will Nate make the throw or not?

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By Hannah F.
E.S. Rhodes
Grade 6

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think this book is a very riviting. This book leaves you hanging at many moments. This book also shows the tough times he had during the book. I think this book is one of my favorite sports books.


matt
grade 6
Woodridge school

Anonymous said...

I think that it would be a good book to anyone who likes football.

Anonymous said...

Im a real football fanatic, this sounds like an awesome book for me

Anonymous said...

I think this book is my favorite book i ever read. This a awesome book for people that like football. Im more of a baseball fan and i still liked it!!!!
Larry
Woodridge School

Anonymous said...

This was one of best books that i've ever read. Once I started to read it I couldn't put it down it was breathtaking. What actually made it great was because I could actually relate to the main character.
Jarren,Grade 6
Woodridge School

Anonymous said...

I liked the book because it sounds like a boy that loves to play football and is great at that sport. Also that he has a great arm so he can throw the football really far. it seems like a really awsome book because of those reasons. I really love football too so this book was just as good than it would have.
Alexander
Woodridge School

Anonymous said...

This was a great football book that left me hanging at various moments. This was a great sport book.

Jacob R.
E.S.Rhodes School