The Million Dollar Shot

Name: The Million Dollar Shot
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Dan Gutman
ISBN: 9781440768637

Author: Dan Gutman

Series: Million Dollar Mysteries (Gutman) #1

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 1 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/28/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Eddie "Air" Ball wants to win the Finkle Foods poetry contest for a chance to sink a million-dollar free throw at halftime of the NBA finals. He knows he can make the shot, no problem. He's not so sure he can write a winning poem, though. Luckily, Eddie has the help of his best friend, Annie "Oakley" Stokely. Not only is Annie as good at shooting baskets as Eddie is, she also knows a lot about writing poems. Together, the two friends might have a chance to win the money that will help their parents move them out of their trailer park homes. With entertaining books like Babe and Me and The Kid Who Ran for President, Dan Gutman has become one of the most popular writers of young adult titles around. Johnny Heller's narration hits nothing but net in this engaging tale of basketball and life.

About Dan Gutman

Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Files series; the Baseball Card Adventure series, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies around the world; and the My Weird School series, which has sold more than 36 million copies. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety-two state book award nominations. He lives in New York City with his wife. You can visit him online at dangutman.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by anthony

what do you want me to say? i loved this in second grade, and i love it now......more

Goodreads review by Roderick

Dan Gutman writes books that kids want to read. That’s why he did his “million dollar” series, where he puts readers into positions which they have the opportunity to win a million dollars. According to Gutman that’s the kind of stuff kids dream about, and the success of his books prove that he’s ri......more

Goodreads review by Yahir

I think that this book was good but it could've been better. Something that I really liked about this book was the plot and the author had an ending where he did something you don't see a lot. What he did was at the end talked to the reader. All in all I think the book was pretty good.......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn

A Battle of the Books pick at Eden Hall Upper Elementary, The Million Dollar Shot is a fun, fast, suspenseful read perfect for 3rd and 4th graders. Eleven-year-old basketball player Eddie Ball prefers Shirts to Skins cause he's so skinny his ribs stick out. One day he meets Annie, a girl with a shav......more