Results for: mike lupica

Below is a list of 13 the books by this author.

Book cover of BATBOY
BATBOY
By: mike lupica | Published: February 2011

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw. Brian is living every baseball kid's dream: he is...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw. Brian is living every baseball kid's dream: he is a batboy for his hometown Major League team. Brian believes that it's the perfect thing to bring him and his big-leaguer dad closer together. And if that weren't enough, this is the season that Hank Bishop, Brian's baseball hero, returns to the Tigers for the comeback of a lifetime. The summer couldn't get much better! Until Hank Bishop starts to show his true colors, and Brian learns that sometimes life throws you a curveball.

Theme: Sports - Baseball

  • ISBN
    9780142417829
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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Book cover of BIG FIELD
BIG FIELD
By: mike lupica | Published: February 2009

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw. Playing shortstop is a way of life for...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw. Playing shortstop is a way of life for Hutch—not only is his hero, Derek Jeter, a shortstop, but so was his father, a former local legend turned pro. Which is why having to play second base feels like demotion to second team. Yet that's where Hutch ends up after Darryl "D-Will" Williams, the best shortstop prospect since A-Rod, joins the team. But Hutch is nothing if not a team player, and he's cool with playing in D-Will's shadow—until, that is, the two shortstops in Hutch's life betray him in a way he never could have imagined. With the league championship on the line, just how far is Hutch willing to bend to be a good teammate?

  • ISBN
    9780142419106
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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Book cover of DEFENDING CHAMP
DEFENDING CHAMP
By: mike lupica | Published: September 2022

Fresh off her football victory as QB, twelve-year-old Alex Carlisle is on cloud nine. But with football season over, Alex is ready to get back on the...

Fresh off her football victory as QB, twelve-year-old Alex Carlisle is on cloud nine. But with football season over, Alex is ready to get back on the field on the spring for soccer. But after tryouts, with Alex back on her old team, she and her teammates find out that athletic funding has been cut in Orrville, and girls soccer is one of the first teams to go. Now, Alex knows playing soccer is about more than just healthy competition--it's about fighting for their right to play. Why should the girls team be first to get cut? So the soccer girls hatch a plan. The girls team versus the boys team; if the girls can raise enough money, they will fund their own season. But Alex soon realizes that her plan to save the girls team has consequences. Will Alex be able to figure out a way so that everyone gets the chance to play? Or will the girls be the ones left out?

Theme: Sports - Soccer

  • ISBN
    9781984836939
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of GAME CHANGERS 01
GAME CHANGERS 01
By: mike lupica | Published: August 2013

Mike Lupica presents his New York Times bestselling series in paperback! Ben McBain is every football team's dream player. He's a...

Mike Lupica presents his New York Times bestselling series in paperback! Ben McBain is every football team's dream player. He's a jack-of-all-trades guy that can handle almost any position. When the game is on the line, Ben's number is the one being called for the final play. But Ben wants to be the starting quarterback and the one thing standing in his way is the coach's son. Shawn O'Brien looks the part. He has been groomed by his father, a former professional quarterback. But despite his size and arm strength, Shawn is struggling. Ben is torn between being a good teammate and going after his own dream. As Ben finds out, Shawn isn't the easiest person to help. And when Ben gets an unexpected opportunity, the entire game will change for the both of them. Best-selling author Mike Lupica kicks off a winning new series about sports and friendship that will captivate readers.

  • ISBN
    9780545381796
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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Book cover of HERO
HERO
By: mike lupica | Published: July 2011

From the #1 bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw. Zach Harriman knew that his dad was something of a hero, a man...

From the #1 bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw. Zach Harriman knew that his dad was something of a hero, a man trusted by the president to solve international crises at a moment's notice. Suddenly people are telling him he has powers - people who know much more about his father than Zach ever did. But there are the Bads, who appear out of nowhere and attack him and his best friend. One thing is clear: he can do things ordinary people cannot. Like fend off grown men as though he possesses the strength of a hundred. Like sense when evil is about to strike. And evil is about to strike in a very big way. Zach Harriman is his father's son. And he, too, is a hero. "Every kid wants to be a superhero. Well, be careful what you wish for - you might get it. This is the amazing story of Zach Harriman and nothing Mike Lupica has written will thrill you like this." - William Goldman, author of The Princess Bride

  • ISBN
    9780142419601
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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Book cover of HOT HAND
HOT HAND
By: mike lupica | Published: July 2009

In the wake of his parents' separation, Billy seems to have continual conflicts with his father, who is also his basketball coach, but his younger...

In the wake of his parents' separation, Billy seems to have continual conflicts with his father, who is also his basketball coach, but his younger brother Ben is having even more trouble adjusting, and only Billy seems to notice.

Theme: Sports - Basketball

  • ISBN
    9780142414415
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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Book cover of LAST MAN OUT
LAST MAN OUT
By: mike lupica | Published: August 2017

  • ISBN
    9780147514912
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Adult Fiction
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Book cover of MILLION DOLLAR THROW
MILLION DOLLAR THROW
By: mike lupica | Published: November 2010

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of HEAT and TRAVEL TEAM. Everyone calls Nate Brodie "Brady" because he's a New...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of HEAT and TRAVEL TEAM. Everyone calls Nate Brodie "Brady" because he's a New England quarterback, just like his idol, Tom Brady. And now he's got a chance to win a million dollars by throwing one pass through a target at halftime in the Patriots; Thanksgiving night game. More than anything, Nate's family needs the money—his dad's been downsized, his mom's working two jobs, and they're on the verge of losing their house. The worry is more weight than a 13-year-old can bear, and it's affecting his playing for his own football team. Suddenly the boy with the golden arm is having trouble completing a pass . . . but can he make the one that really counts?

Theme: Sports - Football

  • ISBN
    9780142415580
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of SAFE AT HOME - COMEBACK KIDS NOVEL
SAFE AT HOME - COMEBACK KIDS NOVEL
By: mike lupica | Published: September 2009

Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces...

Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces a new struggle to fit in when he becomes the first seventh-grader ever to make the varsity baseball team. Reprint.

Theme: Sports - Baseball

  • ISBN
    9780142414606
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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$8.50
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Book cover of STRIKE ZONE
STRIKE ZONE
By: mike lupica | Published: August 2020

A timely and heartfelt follow-up to #1 New York Times bestseller Heat, about a young baseball prodigy and his immigrant family living in today's...

A timely and heartfelt follow-up to #1 New York Times bestseller Heat, about a young baseball prodigy and his immigrant family living in today's America. Twelve-year-old star Little League pitcher Nick Garcia has a dream. Several in fact. He dreams he'll win this season's MVP and the chance to throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium. He dreams he'll meet his hero, Yankee's pitcher Michael Arroyo. He dreams they'll find a cure for Lupus so he sister won't have to suffer. But mostly, he dreams one day his family can stop living in fear of the government. For one kid, it's almost too much to bear. Luckily, Nick has his two best friends Ben and Diego to keep him balanced. But when Nick notices a mysterious man lurking on his street corner, he senses a threat. Suddenly, his worst fears are realized, and just when it seems there's no one they can trust, an unexpected hero emerges and changes everything. Praise for Strike Zone *"Lupica skillfully addresses the timely and complicated topic of living as the child of undocumented immigrants and the uncertainty facing many American families....This exceptional baseball novel delivers both lively sports action and critical subject matter." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) --"Lupica's action sequences are thrilling and fast-paced....[a] solid purchase where Mike Lupica and the Yankees are popular." --School Library Journal --"As he did in Heat, Lupica skillfully juggles the baseball drama with the larger social issues that swirl around it, vividly putting a human face on the immigration crisis." --Booklist --"Strike Zone brings the game of baseball to life, but moreover, it addresses immigration, a current issue in U.S. culture and politics. Teens will choose to read Strike Zone as a "sports book" but will root for Nick both on and off the field. The Garcia family's desire to become legal U.S. citizens is well woven into this fast-paced story." --VOYA

  • ISBN
    9780525514909
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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Book cover of TRIPLE THREAT
TRIPLE THREAT
By: mike lupica | Published: August 2020

Twelve-year-old Alex Carlisle loves football almost as much as she loves her father but when she joins the Orville Middle School football team, not...

Twelve-year-old Alex Carlisle loves football almost as much as she loves her father but when she joins the Orville Middle School football team, not all of the boys, or parents, are pleased.

  • ISBN
    9780525514916
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Biography
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Book cover of TRUE LEGEND
TRUE LEGEND
By: mike lupica | Published: May 2013

#1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica makes his return to the basketball court! There's a reason teammates call him "True."...

#1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica makes his return to the basketball court! There's a reason teammates call him "True." Because for basketball phenom Drew Robinson, there is nothing more true than his talent on the court. It's the kind that comes along once in a generation and is loaded with perks--and with problems. Before long, True buys in to his own hype, much to the chagrin of his mother, who wants to keep her boy's head grounded--and suddenly trouble has a way of finding him. That is, until a washed-up former playground legend steps back onto the court and takes True under his wing.

Theme: Sports - Basketball

  • ISBN
    9780142426500
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of TWO-MINUTE DRILL
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
By: mike lupica | Published: July 2009

Brainy Scott, a great kicker who otherwise struggles with football, and star quarterback Chris, who has dyslexia, team up to help each other succeed...

Brainy Scott, a great kicker who otherwise struggles with football, and star quarterback Chris, who has dyslexia, team up to help each other succeed in both football and school. Reprint.

Theme: Sports - Football

  • ISBN
    9780142414422
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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