The Million Dollar Throw
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Eighth-grade star quarterback Nate Brodie's family is feeling the stress of the troubled economy, and Nate is frantic because his best friend Abby is going blind, so when he gets a chance to win a million dollars if he can complete a pass during the halftime of a New England Patriot's game, he is nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed.
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cool submitted by steelersfan1 on June 23, 2011, 8:09pm cool book
Good submitted by ssanghamitra on July 15, 2011, 5:31pm Good
great book submitted by peterflorence on June 15, 2014, 7:35am This book is about Nate Brodie and him having a chance to win a million dollars by throwing a football from 30 yards away into a 20 inch hole. he is really excited but as he is practicing, he can't throw the football straight!
Cool submitted by John Florence on July 22, 2014, 3:22pm Cool.
Loved As A Kid submitted by JarrettB005 on June 17, 2018, 6:15pm I read this book growing up, and I loved it! Mike Lupica was one of the few authors I enjoyed reading as a child, since I loved sports.
PUBLISHED
New York : Philomel Books, 2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 244 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 960
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780399246265
0399246266
SUBJECTS
Football -- Fiction.
Contests -- Fiction.
Blind -- Fiction.
People with disabilities -- Fiction.
Family life -- Massachusetts -- Fiction.
Massachusetts -- Fiction.