Fast Break, Mike Lupica
Fast Break, Mike Lupica
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Fast Break

Author: Mike Lupica

Narrator: MacLeod Andrews

Unabridged: 5 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/03/2015


Synopsis

From the #1 bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw comes a feel-good basketball tale reminiscent of The Blind Side.

Forced to live on his own after his mom dies and her boyfriend abandons him, 12-year-old Jayson does whatever it takes to get by. He will do anything to avoid the foster care system. Besides, his real home has always been the beat-up basketball court behind the projects in the North Carolina hills, and his family has always been his friends and teammates. He manages to get away with his deception until the day he gets caught stealing a new pair of basketball sneakers. Game over. Within a day a social worker places him with a family from the other side of town, the Lawtons. New home, new school, new teammates.Jayson, at first, is combatative, testing the Lawtons' patience at every turn. He wants out, yet the Lawtons refuse to take the bait. But not everyone in Jayson's new life is so ready to trust him--and even Jayson's old friends give him a hard time now that he's attending a school full of rich kids. It's on Jayson to believe that he deserves a better life than the one he once had. The ultimate prize if he can? A trip to play in the state finals at Cameron Indoor Stadium–home to the Duke Blue Devils and launching pad to his dream of playing bigtime college ball. Getting there will be a journey that reaches far beyond the basketball court.In the tradition of uplifting stories like The Blind Side, Fast Break has all the family-friendly sports action Mike Lupica has become known and loved for.

Praise for Fast Break

"Eager fans will find this a slam-dunk. A must-purchase."–Booklist

"Lupica's announcer-like delivery will have you breathless, on the edge of your seat, cheering."–Florida Times-Union

"Fast Break is the perfect middle-grade read for fans of basketball. With so much attention to detail in each game, readers are practically with the characters on the court. Lupica has done it again."–VOYA 

 

About The Author

Mike Lupica (mikelupicabooks.com) is the #1 bestselling author of many popular books for young readers, including Fantasy LeagueQB 1HeatTravel TeamMillion-Dollar Throw, and The Underdogs. He has carved out a niche as the sporting world’s finest storyteller. Mike lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. When not writing novels, Mike Lupica writes for New York's Daily News and appears weekly on ESPN's The Sports Reporters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Keller_E1 on October 26, 2017

Fast Break I really like this book Fast Break, it is about a boy named Jayson whose mother dies and is left to fend for himself. Jayson is eventually found and sent to a home. I cannot relate to a lot of this but in the basketball camp I went to many of these kids lives were like this. A lot of them......more

Goodreads review by PaulL on March 02, 2020

Always have trust and in the end trust will have you......more

Goodreads review by Jack on March 23, 2018

Personal Review I really enjoyed reading Fast Break by Mike Lupica. It showed how someone, like Jayson, can go through so much hardship at such an early age and still make it and be happy. I also liked the basketball side of things and how Jayson's team didn't just accept him right away because he......more

Goodreads review by Anna on March 08, 2019

This book is about a boy named Jayson who loved the game of basketball. He had been living by himself for a while because his mom had died and her boyfriend left him. He was caught stealing shoes and was sent to stay with a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Lawton. He had to change schools, friends and the town......more

Goodreads review by Logan on September 02, 2016

I think that this book is very uplifting and it will help you think about how thankful you are for your friends. It will also help you feel for all of the kids who have lost everything and both of there parents. This book is about a boy who loses his family and is in the middle of the Projects. He i......more


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Praise for Fast Break

"Eager fans will find this a slam-dunk. A must-purchase." —Booklist

"
Lupica's announcer-like delivery will have you breathless, on the edge of your seat, cheering." —Florida Times-Union

"Fast Break is the perfect middle-grade read for fans of basketball. With so much attention to detail in each game, readers are practically with the characters on the court....Lupica has done it again." —VOYA 

“The dynamics here are handled with subtlety and depth… Lupica delivers solid sports action and character growth.Kirkus Reviews