![]() ![]() The story is intriguing, the dialogue snappy and the finale exciting. Last Shot is Feinstein’s first entry into fiction for young people, and it’s an impressive one. “You’ll feel as if you have a courtside seat at the SuperDome. “Score! That’s exactly what author John Feinstein does with this mystery.” -Dallas Morning News He writes as if he’s having a fine time at the keyboard, and the result will entertain not only young readers, but the oldsters looking over their shoulders as well.” -Boston Globe It tells the story of two young reporters, Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson, who stumble upon a plot to blackmail fictional Minnesota State basketball player Chip Graber into throwing the Final Four in New Orleans. Remarkably, Feinstein pokes holes in the illusions without diminishing the excitement of the games themselves as seen through the eyes of two eighth-grade reporters. Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery is a young adult novel by John Feinstein. The blackmailing plot that unfolds over the course of Final Four weekend threatens a student-athlete who isn’t a student, implicates an ethics professor with no ethics, and otherwise introduces to young readers the sleaze beneath the glitter of college basketball’s biggest show. Heres The Sports Beats scoop on the Final Four. Exceptionally knowledgeable about the college basketball world, Feinstein has a fine time lampooning broadcaster Dick Vitale and the bureaucrats who populate the NCAA itself. A fresh cover look and series title for bestselling author John Feinsteins middle grade sports mysteries. ![]() “ Last Shot is a brisk novel set in the madness of the NCAA’s Final Four. ![]()
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