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The Final Four

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Author: Paul Volponi
ISBN: 9780142423851

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Published on Jan 10, 2013 | 272 Pages

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“Volponi, a multiple award-winning author, keeps the tension high from the first to last page …The Final Four is definitely a winner.” —VOYA, starred review

March Madness is in full swing, and there are only four teams let in the NCAA basketball championship. The heavily favored Michigan Spartans and the underdog Troy Trojans meet in the first game in the seminfinals, and it’s there that the fates of Malcolm, Roko, Crispin, and M.J. intertwine. As the last moments tick down on the game clock, you’ll learn how each player went from being a kid who loves to shoot hoops to a powerful force in one of the most important games of the year. Which team will leave the Superdome victorious? In the end it will come down to who has the most skill, the most drive, and the most heart.

“Volponi nails it when it counts in this dynamic story.” —Booklist, starred review

“Volponi adroitly renders authentic and inspired basketball action.” —The New York Times Book Review

Praise for The Final Four by Paul Volponi:

"Volponi, a multiple award-winning author, keeps the tension high from the first to last page … The Final Four is definitely a winner." —VOYA, starred review

"A triple-overtime game keeps readers on the edge of their seats, but nerve-wracking as the action on the floor may be, the baggage that the players bring to the game is equally fraught." —BCCB, starred review

"With exciting game action … this gritty, realistic, and riveting novel deserves the wide audience it will no doubt attract." —School Library Journal, starred review

"Volponi nails it when it counts in this dynamic story." —Booklist, starred review

"Volponi’s latest combines in-the-moment action, basketball history and the points of view of four college ballplayers with very different lives … No story or character is simple." —Kirkus Reviews

ISBN9780142423851

Published onJan 10, 2013

Published bySpeak

Pages272

Dimensions5-1/2 x 8-1/4

Age Range12 and up

GradeGrade 7 & Up

Reading LevelLexile: 870L

Author

Paul Volponi

Paul Volponi is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel Black & White. From 1992 to 1998, he taught adolescents on Rikers Island in New York City to read and write. Mr. Volponi worked at a day treatment center like Daytop teaching students and helping them prepare for the GED. Mr. Volponi lives in New York City.

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