lastshot

Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery, by John Feinstein ISBN: 0-375-83168-1 c2005 251 pages

Good sections to read aloud: letter at the beginning of the book pp. 14-15 where Stevie meets Susan Carol, the other contest winner

Summary: Main characters Stevie and Susan Carol, both 8th graders, have each won a trip to the Final Four in a writing contest. They get to report for the entire weekend on the final four teams in the NCAA tournament and couldn’t be more excited...that is, til they learn that one of the players is being blackmailed into throwing a game. Although Stevie is a bit intimidated by Susan Carol at the beginning, the two become fast friends and try to help out Chip Graber, the star of Minnesota State who is being blackmailed. Will their efforts be enough? This is a fun, fast paced sports fiction/mystery novel!

YA sports fiction: journalists; NCAA Basketball tournament; basketball; gambling; extortion; mystery/detective stories

©Jennifer Lang-WDMS-2005