Browse our latest titles in the childrens middle grade sports books category to discover your next read from. This printable booklet includes resources for the underdogs, the batboy, heat, travel team, summer ball, miracle on 49th street, the big field, million. Lupica brings his expertise, signature style and new york times bestselling success to a. Play makermaker gamemiddle school boysreading gameslibrary locationsreading levelschapter booksused booksbuy. Its an inspirational story about how to overcome fear and.
Hes an intermediate reader who enjoys reading 3rd4th grade level books. Teach children about teamwork, heroes, and friendship through discussion questions and activity suggestions for the books of mike lupica. Game changers by mike lupica books, resources, supplies. This is one of many bestselling sports fiction reads by professional sportswriter mike lupica. Patricks elementary school through the sixth grade. Mike lupica books, author biography, and reading level scholastic.
Childrens middle grade sports books books penguin random house. Danny played two years for the vikings basketball team but was heart broken after being cut his 7th grade year. As an author, he writes sports novels for children as well as nonfiction. This collection of titles from author mike lupica was hand selected to provide you with the best books at the best prices. No slam dunk by mike lupica no slam dunk by mike lupica. I am a 7thgrade teacher and often use it for language. Tyler, 11, recommends it for middle schoolers, thrilling book. Wes father always told him that there was only one ball in basketball. When not writing novels, mike lupica writes for new yorks daily news, appears on espns the sports. Theres no doubting that mike lupica knows what hes doing when it comes to sports. New york times bestselling author mike lupica scores a touchdown with his new middlegrade sports series. Mike lupica books, author biography, and reading level. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs.
Find out in this start to the home team series about a small town with high hopes, from new york times bestselling author and sportswriting legend mike lupica. He has several other books focused on baseball as well as football and basketball that are perfect for fans of realistic sports drama. 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 is the bestselling author of many popular books for young readers, including qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the underdogs. Mike lupica is an american author and sportswriter. Mike lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the new york. Common sense is the nations leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and. See all books authored by mike lupica, including heat, and travel team, and more on. Scholastic book clubs is the best possible partner to help you get excellent childrens books into the hands of every child, to help them become successful lifelong readers and discover the joy and power of. Apr 01, 2019 he became the youngest columnist ever at a new york paper with the new york daily news, which he joined in 1977. 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. He lives in new canaan, connecticut, with his wife and their four children.
Jack callahan is the star of his baseball team and seventh grade is supposed to be his year. In 1974 he graduated from boston college in chestnut hill, massachusetts. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. Handpicked recommendations to authors who have a similar writing style to mike lupica. Mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including the. So at every practice and game, wes tries his best to be a good.
Mike lupica is the author of many novels for sports fans. Its about everything we tell our children is important. Play makermaker gamemiddle school boys reading gameslibrary locationsreading levelschapter booksused booksbuy. Mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the underdogs. I like this book, it feels like i was right there in the book and seeing what was happening. He has several other books focused on baseball as well as football and. Team players book by mike lupica official publisher. Order of mike lupica books mike lupica is an american author and sportswriter.
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. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store. This is truly one of the better books of mike lupica and it is no surprise that this novel was a bestseller. Mike lupica is really interested in writing sports, mostly all of his books are about a certain sport. Anyone can earn creditbyexam regardless of age or education level. Appropriate titles of equal value may be substituted if any of the listed titles are unavailable at shipping time. Lupica was born in oneida, new york where he spent his preadolescent years, having attended st.
Hes a jackofalltrades guy that can handle almost any position. My grandsons would have loved these books in their teens they. Mike lupica began his career covering the new york knicks for the new york. 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. When the game is on the line, bens number is the one being called for the final play. The guy was a celebrated broadcaster for many years, and his descriptions of the game are spot on. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Book 1 sixth grade is supposed to be the year that jack callahan.
Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. In 1964, he moved with his family to nashua, new hampshire where he attended middle school and subsequently bishop guertin high school, graduating in 1970. That you had to know when to take it yourself and when to give it up, that finding the right balance was key. Its for all kids and their parents and for everyone who loves the game of basketball. He has carved out a niche as the sporting worlds finest storyteller. New york times bestselling author mike lupica scores a touchdown with his new middle grade sports series. Can a young baseball star maintain his love of the game after the loss of his brother. But i really liked how mike lupica kept is still reading by adding some misfortunes to his family and best friend and us the readers wanted. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and. 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 is a new york times bestselling author of several books for young readers. Mike lupica books list of books by author mike lupica.
Cheer alongside this cast of underdog athletes as they seek to rise to the occasion and defy the long odds. 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. This printable booklet includes resources for the underdogs, the batboy, heat, travel team, summer ball, miracle on 49th street, the big field, milliondollar throw, hot hand, long shot, safe at home, and twominute drill. Lupica lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. His new york daily news column is syndicated nationally. Gus and cassie have always been on the same team more. Fiction zach harriman knew that his dad was something of a hero, a man trusted by the president to solve international crises at a moments notice. The book related to me because i play football like nate but he played qb and im a wide receiver. Mike lupica, a member of the sports media hall of fame and past winner of the damon runyon award, wrote his first column for the daily news in.
Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. Mike writes sports columns for the daily news and wrote autobiographies with reggie jackson and bill parcells. Team players book by mike lupica official publisher page. Mike lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. The only game printables, classroom activities, teacher. 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. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. His columns for the new york daily news are syndicated nationally, and he is a regular on espns the sports reporters. Danny is a great kid with a big heart who was very skillful at the game. The extra yard book by mike lupica official publisher. This is going to be a book for a lot of christmases. Suddenly people are telling him he has powers people who know much more about his father than zach ever did.
Lupica is the greatest sportswriter for middlegrade readers, and this book. Mike lupica has written a book i would want my four children to read and reread. Interest level, reading level, reading az, atos, word count. Million dollar throw by mike lupica is a very good book. But ben wants to be the starting quarterback, and the one thing standing in his way is.
Lupica is the author of over 30 books for adults and children. New york, new york july 28, 2011scholastic, the global childrens publishing, education and media company, today announced the acquisition of world rights to game changers, a series of hardcover novels for middlegrade readers written by prominent sports columnist mike lupica, to launch in may 2012. Official playbook to the books of mike lupica teach children about teamwork, heroes, and friendship through discussion questions and activity suggestions for the books of mike lupica. The book travel team by mike lupica is based on a 7th grade basketball player named danny. Inspiring and entertaining sports story for tweens. Official playbook to the books of mike lupica teachervision.