The Million Dollar Shot

by Dan Gutman

Book Overview

There's nothing but net in this engaging tale of basketball and life. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423100840
• ISBN13: 9781423100843
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

mother in a family of readers

My 8 year old son read this book and loved it. He then asked me to read it out loud to him and his 5 year old sister, and they both loved it. I enjoyed it, too. The story is interesting and the characters are realistic. Dan Gutman does a great job of building the suspense to the climactic moment when the 11 year old narrator takes the million dollar shot during halftime of the NBA finals. (My son was amazed that Mr. Gutman was able to write two whole chapters -- albeit short ones -- focusing on the period of time while the ball was in the air. And we eagerly devoured them. I took the opportunity to point out that this was GOOD WRITING). Along the way Mr. Gutman throws in a few lessons about friendship, loyalty, and the value of hard work. These lessons are easy to take, because the story flows so smoothly. All three of us recommend this book.

The Worlds Greatest Book

My favorite book is titled The Million Dollar Shot. This book is by Dan Gutman. This book is about a boy named Eddie Ball his dream was to play Basketball. He has 2 friends their names were Johnny and Ty. One day a new girl came to thier school her name Anne her favorite sport was Basketball too. Anne went to the school's gym to play basketball. Eddie was already there. Soon Eddie and Anne became friends and started to play together. They played mostly all the time. Eddie soon entered a contest which you had to submit a poem joke or a story. The grand prize was to have a chance to shoot the million dollar shot. Have you ever wanted to have a chance to shoot The Million Dollar Shot at a basketball game? Many people like Eddie Ball would love to have a chance at this Million Dollar Shot .Eddie enter a contest that if he wins he has the chance to shoot for the million dollar shot. So Eddie enters the contest to find out if he wins or does he lose.

The Million Dollar Shot

In the book, "The Million Dollar Shot", a boy named Eddie Ball sends in an entry to a poetry contest but he doesn't win. The prize was a chance to shoot a free throw shot during halftime at the first game of the NBA finals. Although his entry didn't win, Eddie still wins the chance to make the shot for one million dollars. Will he make it? Find out when you read it for yourself. Go to your public library and check it out. It is a great book and I recommend that you read it.

THIS BOOK IS AWESOME

this is the best Dan Gutman book i have read yet. The story is great and filled with suspense (some parts) i read this book in two days and now reading it agian for my fourth time! if u dont like sports books u will still like this book, Believe ME!

a suspenseful story.

The Million Dollar Shot is an excellent book that's very exciting. There was a lot of suspense and every chapter left 'the ball hanging in mid air.' I give this book and it's author five stars!!