The Final Four
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · January 10, 2013
A Sports pick for readers exploring The Final Four.
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- Who it’s for
- A championship semifinal brings basketball skill, ambition, and four players into sharp focus.
- Themes
- Basketball competition, Athletes’ personal journeys, Drive and determination
- Pacing
- Fast
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"Volponi, a multiple award-winning author, keeps the tension high from the first to last page ...The Final Four is definitely a winner." —VOYA, starred review March Madness is in full swing, and there are only four teams let in the NCAA basketball championship. The heavily favored Michigan Spartans and the underdog Troy Trojans meet in the first game in the seminfinals, and it's there that the fates of Malcolm, Roko, Crispin, and M.J. intertwine.
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As the last moments tick down on the game clock, you'll learn how each player went from being a kid who loves to shoot hoops to a powerful force in one of the most important games of the year. Which team will leave the Superdome victorious? In the end it will come down to who has the most skill, the most drive, and the most heart. "Volponi nails it when it counts in this dynamic story." —Booklist, starred review "Volponi adroitly renders authentic and inspired basketball action." —The New York Times Book Review
Hoops Under Pressure
A championship semifinal brings basketball skill, ambition, and four players into sharp focus.
Come here for
- The urgency of a game clock winding down
- Four players’ paths converging on the court
Expect
- A high-stakes NCAA semifinal matchup
- Basketball at the center of the tension
Where it sits
| Basketball | 100% |
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Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Boys & Men
- Friendship for Teens
- Basketball
- Authors
- Paul Volponi
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- January 10, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Basketball competition · Athletes’ personal journeys · Drive and determination
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Boys & Men