Play Makers (Game Changers Series #2)

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Mike Lupica presents the second book in his NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Game Changers series!

Still living large off their incredible football championship win just weeks before, Ben McBain and his crew must now prepare for basketball season. Ben is known as the best point guard throughout the league. And now that Shawn O'Brien has joined their team, they are a shoo-in to win it all. But there is a new kid in town, Chase Braggs, a point guard like Ben who seems to be better, ...

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Overview

Mike Lupica presents the second book in his NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Game Changers series!

Still living large off their incredible football championship win just weeks before, Ben McBain and his crew must now prepare for basketball season. Ben is known as the best point guard throughout the league. And now that Shawn O'Brien has joined their team, they are a shoo-in to win it all. But there is a new kid in town, Chase Braggs, a point guard like Ben who seems to be better, stronger, and faster. Refusing to let his team down, Ben hits the courts hard to practice. Ben's rivalry with Chase seems to take the fun out of playing ball with his best friends. Will Ben be able to pull it together for his team and for himself?

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Ben McBain has a football championship just behind him, but there is no rest for the gridiron weary. Basketball season is approaching and a new point guard in town is itching to replace Ben in the lineup. Like its series starter, this Game Changers novel ripples with the excitement and sport realism that we have come to expect from its topflight sportswriter/author. Another Lupica slam-dunk sensation.

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Ben McBain and his friends are still celebrating their incredible football championship season (Game Changers, 2012) when the time arrives to prepare for basketball. As always, Ben is the heart and soul of his team and looks forward to maintaining their athletic success. A preseason scrimmage with a rival team introduces a new challenge: Chase Braggs, a talented player with an attitude that seems from the beginning to be directed at Ben. Before he realizes it, Ben has let Chase get under his skin and turned from his love of excellence for its own sake to proving he can outdo the brash newcomer. Ben's relentless pursuit of victory results in a serious injury to his friend Sam that will be a tough blow to their team. As if that isn't enough, Chase seems to be making inroads in a friendship with Lily, someone who has always been an important presence in Ben's otherwise sports-dominated life. Like the first in the series, this volume provides an action-packed look at middle school sports as it explores issues of friendship, problem solving and coming-of-age. Once again, the adults provide guidance in supportive roles, but the kid characters, especially Ben, demonstrate the ability of younger teens to learn from their experiences. A reconciliation between Ben and Chase doesn't quite ring true, but this is a slight quibble in an otherwise satisfying read. Sports fans will eat it up. (Fiction. 8-12)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780545381833
  • Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
  • Publication date: 2/5/2013
  • Series: Game Changers Series , #2
  • Pages: 224
  • Sales rank: 34,656
  • Age range: 8 - 12 Years
  • Lexile: 920L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.70 (w) x 8.30 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Mike Lupica

Mike Lupica is a New York Times bestselling author of several books for young readers. His New York Daily News column is syndicated nationally. Mr. Lupica lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. You can visit Mike Lupica at www.mikelupicasbooks.com.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 28, 2013

    Good

    Really good book awesome!

    3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 9, 2013

    Awesome

    Cant wait for it first one was good

    3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 6, 2013

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 13, 2013

    Awsome book

    This book was really awsome to read. I like the new kid in the book. Good book to read i would recommend this book to anyone. If did not read the football book you cant read this one because you would not understand anything.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 10, 2013

    Awesome

    The best

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 13, 2013

    DO NOT TRUST SAME DAY DELIVERY IN MANHATTAN

    DO NOT TRUST SAME DAY DELIVERY IN MANHATTAN

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    Posted March 12, 2013

    WTF to the manhattan one

    UG ALMOST NOBODY WHO HAS A NOOK LIVES IN MANHATTEN

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