Guest Reviewer - Jonathan, 6T
The Last Shot is written by John Feinstein. This is one of the best books I have ever read. This book is about a boy, named Steven, who loves writing and writes all of the time. Finally, he wins a writing competition for the NCAA basketball league and is awarded a trip to go and stay at the players’ hotel. He writes newspaper articles about what is going on in the NCAA. He can also get good seats to all of the games. At one of the games, he and Susan, his friend and colleague, went outside where they overheard someone blackmail a player named Chip Garber. This was really scary to them. The blackmailer wanted the player to miss the game winning shot of the NCAA finials. ‘What if I can’t do it?’’ “Then your team gets striped with all its wins and your father gets fired.” (Page 55) This was a very suspenseful moment in the book.
I also liked this book because it is a mystery and I love mysteries. It’s exciting because of the many adventures that the characters go through. One time, the characters tried to get a hotel key and had to pretend that they belonged to the hotel. This was very suspenseful. There are many other scenes that are funny and adventurous. From these examples I have shared and from the rest of the book, I learned a couple things. One is that you can accomplish whatever you want if you just put your mind to it like Steven did when he won the contest and when he discovered the blackmailer. The second is if someone keeps on giving you presents and starts to bribe you, you will have to pay later (nothing is for free).
I am sure that any one over the age of 10 will love this book, especially if you like mysteries. Now you can think about it! Will the kids let him get away with blackmailing and have the shot missed at the end of the game or will they be able to arrest the blackmailer?
The Last Shot is written by John Feinstein. This is one of the best books I have ever read. This book is about a boy, named Steven, who loves writing and writes all of the time. Finally, he wins a writing competition for the NCAA basketball league and is awarded a trip to go and stay at the players’ hotel. He writes newspaper articles about what is going on in the NCAA. He can also get good seats to all of the games. At one of the games, he and Susan, his friend and colleague, went outside where they overheard someone blackmail a player named Chip Garber. This was really scary to them. The blackmailer wanted the player to miss the game winning shot of the NCAA finials. ‘What if I can’t do it?’’ “Then your team gets striped with all its wins and your father gets fired.” (Page 55) This was a very suspenseful moment in the book.
I also liked this book because it is a mystery and I love mysteries. It’s exciting because of the many adventures that the characters go through. One time, the characters tried to get a hotel key and had to pretend that they belonged to the hotel. This was very suspenseful. There are many other scenes that are funny and adventurous. From these examples I have shared and from the rest of the book, I learned a couple things. One is that you can accomplish whatever you want if you just put your mind to it like Steven did when he won the contest and when he discovered the blackmailer. The second is if someone keeps on giving you presents and starts to bribe you, you will have to pay later (nothing is for free).
I am sure that any one over the age of 10 will love this book, especially if you like mysteries. Now you can think about it! Will the kids let him get away with blackmailing and have the shot missed at the end of the game or will they be able to arrest the blackmailer?
1 comment:
I liked this book. Sounds Really interesting.
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