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Last shot a Final Four mystery

After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. Praise for John Feinstein: "The best writer of sports books in America t...

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Main Author: Feinstein, John.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c2005.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
NCAA Basketball Tournament > Juvenile fiction.
Journalists > Juvenile fiction.
Basketball > Juvenile fiction.
Gambling > Juvenile fiction.
Extortion > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. Praise for John Feinstein: "The best writer of sports books in America today."--The Boston Globe "Feinstein's beat, it turns out, isn't sports; it's human nature."-People on A March to Madness "A basketball junkie's nirvana."-Sports Illustrated on A March to Madness "One of the best sportswriters alive!"-Larry King, USA Today on A Good Walk Spoiled.
Physical Description: 251 p. ; 22 cm.
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN: 0375831681 (trade)
0375931686 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes: John Feinstein was born in New York City on July 28, 1956. He graduated from Duke University. He is a sportswriter, author, and sports commentator. He was on the staff at the Washington Post and wrote for Sports Illustrated. He is the author of several books including A Season on the Brink, Where Nobody Knows Your Name, A Good Walk Spoiled, and The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and the Story of an Epic College Basketball Rivalry.

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