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No Slam Dunk Paperback – August 20, 2019
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A fast-paced, heartfelt story for basketball fans that proves being a good teammate remains the most important quality in basketball--and in life, from New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica.
Wes' father always told him that there was only one ball in basketball. That you had to know when to take it yourself and when to give it up, that finding the right balance was key. So at every practice and game, Wes tries his best to be a good basketball player and, above all, a good teammate.
As the season kicks off, Wes finds that not everyone on his team has the same idea. All-star player and the Hawks' point guard, Danilo "Dinero" Rey seems determined to hold the spotlight and the ball, even if it means costing his team the game. If the Hawks are going to make it to the playoffs, Wes will need an assist--even if it means his most important one comes off the court.
In No Slam Dunk, #1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica demonstrates once again that there is no children's sports novelist today who can match his ability to weave a story of vivid sports action and heartfelt emotion. A touching story about teamwork and family, of selfishness and generosity, No Slam Dunk shows that even in the face of adversity, giving your best is the surest way to victory.
Praise for Mike Lupica:
-"Lupica is the greatest sports writer for middle school readers."--VOYA on True Legend
-"Lupica will win a Pulitzer for his sportswriting one day (he should have won it already)."--The New York Times on Heat
- Reading age10 - 14 years
- Print length256 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level5 - 9
- Lexile measure770L
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.68 x 8.25 inches
- PublisherViking Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateAugust 20, 2019
- ISBN-100525514872
- ISBN-13978-0525514879
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"Boys, especially reluctant readers, will gravitate to this addition in Lupica’s sport genre books."--School Library Connection
"Lupica handles complex issues of scarred veterans, fathers and sons, and the difference between competition and battle with ease, making the familiar story of the redemptive power of sports feel new." --Kirkus
"A book that kids will definitely step off the court to read." --VOYA
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Everybody always says there’s only one ball in basketball.
Now one had just hit Wes in the side of the face, making him feel like somebody had slapped him.
Hard.
It was a basic three-on-two drill: Wes on the right wing; Emmanuel Pike over on the left; Dinero Rey, the one leading the break, in the middle. There were two defenders waiting for them as they crossed half-court, waiting for Dinero to make the first move, to decide whether to keep the ball or pass it.
It was less than an hour into the Annapolis Hawks’ first practice together. Wes was now Dinero’s teammate, a year after they’d been the stars of opposing teams in the sixth grade. As Dinero made his way down the court, Wes knew the defenders were expecting him to give it up.
They knew what Wes did: Dinero was even better passing a basketball than he was dribbling it with either hand or shooting it from the outside or driving it to the basket. There was a reason why he was called Dinero even though his real name was Danilo.
He was money.
He was the smallest kid on the court. But that didn’t matter. He was fast and smart and flashy, with a game as big as his smile. A lot of kids his age could shoot and handle and blow past you if you gave them an opening. But it was what he could do with the ball that set him apart, Wes knew, from other kids their age, not just in their town, Annapolis, but maybe northern Virginia, too, and from all the slick ballers in Washington, D.C. Even though Dinero was only twelve, you could look him up on YouTube and see for yourself.
Now the first pass Dinero threw his way, very first one, had hit Wes flush in the side of the face.
Wes knew it was nobody’s fault but his own.
“When you don’t pay attention,” his dad had always told him, “what you generally do is pay.”
Dinero Rey had basically told him the same thing before they started the drill. Be ready if you’re open, he’d said.
“I might not be looking at you,” Dinero said. “But you better be looking at me.”
Then he’d given him a quick high five and that smile.
“We’re gonna do big things, you and me,” Dinero said. “Just you watch.”
Then Wes hadn’t been watching, and the ball caught him right next to his ear, bouncing off his hard head and out of bounds. The drill came to a stop in that moment, even though the ball kept rolling.
Wes could feel the heat of where the ball caught him, could almost feel the impression of the ball, on a night when he was no different from everybody else on the court at the new Annapolis Rec Center, and wanted to make the best possible impression, on his teammates, on his coach, everybody.
With his pale skin, Wes knew his face had to be getting red, and not just because of the ball hitting him, but the humiliation he was feeling.
Dinero got to him first.
“Sorry, dude,” he said. “I thought for sure you were looking.” He grinned, which only made Wes feel worse.
“My fault,” Wes said.
“You okay?” The grin was still there.
“Yes.”
No! Wes thought.
Anybody who’d ever seen Wes play, who’d seen the magic in his own game, always talked about what a great head for basketball he had.
Only he wasn’t supposed to use it like this.
Not on the first day of practice with the rest of the Annapolis Hawks, an elite team of seventh-graders in a year that would be playing in a new elite league. The other seventh-graders, the ones who hadn’t made the Hawks, would play in the same travel league in which they’d played last season. But the Hawks, they were moving on. And moving up.
There were other stars from last year’s teams. But the two biggest were Dinero and Wes: the point guard and small forward who played big. The two guys who were going to do big things together.
What had he been thinking about while the ball was busy finding his face?
His dad.
But mostly how he needed this team as much as he’d ever needed anything in his life.
Product details
- Publisher : Viking Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (August 20, 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0525514872
- ISBN-13 : 978-0525514879
- Reading age : 10 - 14 years
- Lexile measure : 770L
- Grade level : 5 - 9
- Item Weight : 8 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.68 x 8.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #286,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #176 in Children's Basketball Books (Books)
- #963 in Children's Parents Books
- #5,085 in Children's Friendship Books
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About the author
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Mike Lupica is one of the most prominent sports writers in America. His longevity at the top of his field is based on his experience and insider's knowledge, coupled with a provocative presentation that takes an uncompromising look at the tumultuous world of professional sports. Today he is a syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News, which includes his popular “Shooting from the Lip” column, which appears every Sunday. He began his newspaper career covering the New York Knicks for the New York Post at age 23. He became the youngest columnist ever at a New York paper with the New York Daily News, which he joined in 1977. For more than 30 years, Lupica has added magazines, novels, sports biographies, other non-fiction books on sports, as well as television to his professional resume. For the past fifteen years, he has been a TV anchor for ESPN's The Sports Reporters. He also hosted his own program, The Mike Lupica Show on ESPN2. In 1987, Lupica launched “The Sporting Life” column in Esquire magazine. He has published articles in other magazines, including Sport, World Tennis, Tennis, Golf Digest, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, ESPN: The Magazine, Men's Journal and Parade. He has received numerous honors, including the 2003 Jim Murray Award from the National Football Foundation. Mike Lupica co-wrote autobiographies with Reggie Jackson and Bill Parcells, collaborated with noted author and screenwriter, William Goldman on Wait Till Next Year, and wrote The Summer of '98, Mad as Hell: How Sports Got Away from the Fans and How We Get It Back and Shooting From the Lip, a collection of columns. In addition, he has written a number of novels, including Dead Air, Extra Credits, Limited Partner, Jump, Full Court Press, Red Zone, Too Far and national bestsellers Wild Pitch and Bump and Run. Dead Air was nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best First Mystery and became a CBS television move, “Money, Power, Murder” to which Lupica contributed the teleplay. Over the years he has been a regular on the CBS Morning News, Good Morning America and The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour. On the radio, he has made frequent appearances on Imus in the Morning since the early 1980s. His previous young adult novels, Travel Team, Heat, Miracle on 49th Street, and the summer hit for 2007, Summer Ball, have shot up the New York Times bestseller list. Lupica is also what he describes as a “serial Little League coach,” a youth basketball coach, and a soccer coach for his four children, three sons and a daughter. He and his family live in Connecticut.
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[spoiler alert] My favorite scene/situation in No Slam Dunk is when Micheal Davis (Wes's dad) stands up to Mr.Rey (Dinero's dad. A player on Wes's team.) About the decision with his son Dinero. If Mr.Rey took Dinero home during the game it would effect the team and the rest of their season. Micheal also told Mr.Rey that a good player makes the team around him better not themselves. Also when Dinero plays it's not always about Dinero. It's about how the team and how they do.[spoiler alert over]
My favorite character in No Slam Dunk is Mr.Correa (Wes's counselor) because he was there for Wes when he needed it. He likes to play basketball and shot a nerf ball with Wes in his office. He is kind and helpful, and will go out of his way to help someone. He wants to make sure everyone is their best self.
I think Mike Lupica (author) did well writing No Slam Dunk. He did well describing the basketball games, and how they played out. He also described Micheal with post traumatic stress. He also described well how Wes and his mom reacted to Micheals ptsd. My favorite quote in No Slam Dunk is on page 123. It's "It looked like they were going into over time to everyone except Wes Davis." Because it shows that
Wes never gave up.
I think that lots of my friends who play sports would like this book, the ones who play basketball would like it the most like Luke and Ty. I would rate this book a 4 1/2 out of 5. All in all Mike Lupica did a great job on NO SLAM DUNK.
Now, I don't love basketball, but this book is much more. The main character, Wes, struggles with a teammate and a father back from Afghanistan with PTSD. Wes's mother is currently running the school book fair! (Believe me, I didn't know until I started it!)
No Slam Dunk by Mike Lupica, which was just released is perfect your young basketball lovers!