Elevenyearold eddie gets a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the national basketball. Makes it rising action the theme of million dollar shot is if you. Wesley lives in new jersey with her husband, screenwriter and playwright richard wesley, and has two grown daughters. It was the day of the million dollar shot and eddie was so nervous. Nates name is drawn, and much of the novel focuses on nates anticipation of. Dan gutman also wrote the million dollar strike and the million dollar goal. Even if you dont like sports, i would read this book. The million dollar shot million dollar series paperback september 1, 2006 by dan gutman author. Luckily, eddie has the help of his best friend, annie oakley stokely. He is the author of the baseball card adventures series, my weird school series, my weird school daze series. The million dollar shot the million dollar shot audiobook, by dan gutman. In the book, the million dollar shot, a boy named eddie ball sends in an entry to a poetry contest but he doesnt win. The million dollar shot test by super sickles teachers.
The prize was a chance to shoot a free throw shot during halftime at the first game of the nba finals. Dan gutman elevenyearold eddie gets a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the national basketball association finals. Hes not so sure he can write a winning poem, though. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. See the complete million dollar series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The million dollar shot dan gutman snippet view 1997. Dan gutman born october 19, 1955 is an american writer, primarily of childrens fiction. The million dollar shot by dan gutman level q book reading comprehension packetworksheets. Eddie ball enters the poetry contest sponsored by finkle foods and wins.
In 1994, he decided to switch to childrens fiction. It is a story about a young boy who gets a chance to make a basketball shot for a million dollars. The million dollar shot by dan gutman, paperback barnes. The million dollar kick, another book in the series, involving soccer. The million dollar shot is more than a sports book.
When the million dollar shot came out, my editor donna bray suggested i write a sequel. Dan gutman is the author of many novels for children, including four other million dollar books. Dan gutman theme the million dollar shot resolution the climax is the million dollar shot. The million dollar book series by dan gutman includes books the million dollar shot, the million dollar kick, the million dollar goal, and several more. Think you know more about million dollar shot by dan gutman test and would like others to know too. The million dollar shot dan gutman snippet view 1998. February 11, 1995 the first of three years in which the nba hosted the one million dollar shot contest came at halftime of the 1995 schick rookie game.
The million dollar shot discussion guide scholastic. Free the million dollar shot study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Luckily, eddie has the help of his best friend, annie. The central tension of the novel happens when abby puts nates name into a drawing for a chance to take the milliondollar throw during the halftime of the patriots game on thanksgiving day. Whether its a great fact, a joke, a personal experience or an interesting anecdote, please share it with all the human beings on planet earth. The million dollar shot new cover eddie ball believes he can solve his familys financial woes by sinking a milliondollar halftime basket at the nba finals, but someone wants him to miss and will stop at nothing to keep eddie from winning. The second setting took place in school and that is where eddie played basketball sometimes.
The million dollar shot is a childrens book written by dan gutman. The million dollar shot new cover by dan gutman, 9781423100843, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It is held by over 1100 us and canadian libraries, according to worldcat. Especially cause im a very pick reader i think youll like this book. He wrote several nonfiction baseball books for adults, before changing his focus to nonfiction sports books for children. A one million dollar shot, ranger snipers save teammates.
The million dollar shot audiobook listen instantly. This comprehensive book test on the novel the million dollar shot by dan gutman includes the following. Publication date 1997 topics basketball fiction, contests fiction, wealth fiction publisher hyperion books for children. The million dollar shot new cover million dollar series by gutman, dan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Free the million dollar shot worksheets and literature. He shot the million dollar shot at madison square garden. In the book, the million dollar shot, a poor kid named eddie ball attempts to become a millionaire from making one free throw shot. How i made 1 million dollars from a 99 cent ebook shoemoney. Although his entry didnt win, eddie still wins the chance to. The million dollar shot by dan gutman in djvu, epub, fb3 download ebook. Other themes include losing friends, the courage it takes for a boy to be friends with a girl, healthy verses unhealthy chemicalfilled snacks, and making difficult choices with honesty and integrity. The final and third setting took place in new york city and that is where eddie gets to shoot the million dollar shot.
Eddie air ball wants to win the finkle foods poetry contest for a chance to sink a milliondollar free throw at halftime of the nba finals. He didnt want to give eddie a million dollars from the finkle company. If you like basketball and like to read books about basketball then the million dollar shot is for you. Use these questions and the activities that follow to get more out of the experience of reading the million dollar shot by dan gutman print the student handout pdf. The settings for the book seemed just right, they made you be able to imagine what was really happening. The million dollar shot discussion guide when eddie ball finds out about the finkles contesta a chance to win a million dollars just by sinking a foul shot at the nba finalsa he realizes it could be the end of his familys troubles. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. All it takes is two minutes to take the million dollar shot test and find out how much you know about the million dollar shot test and the characters in the test. Find out if eddie can make the million dollar shot and ruin his nemesis, mr. The million dollar shot dan gutman in the book, the million dollar shot, a poor kid named eddie ball attempts to become a millionaire from making one free throw shot. The million dollar shot dan gutman, 1997 paperback book. He has written an vast amount of books for young people and knows what they like, especially. The end the resolution told what wouldve happened if he missed the shot.
Though the target was nearly a mile away, he had successfully made what came to be known throughout his unit as the milliondollar shot. My weirder school series, and the genius files series. The kid with the best poem would be chosen to shoot the million dollar shot. The book shows some minor signs of wear, but it is in overall good preowned. A one million dollar shot, ranger snipers save teammates in iraq by sofrep mar 15, 2020. The million dollar strike, the million dollar goal, the million dollar kick, the million dollar shot. Eddie won a poetry contest sponsored by a fatty snack company called finkles foods. The million dollar shot by pikney, 1997, hyperion books for. After basketball practice eddie decided to eat a hearty dinner. A juneteenth story, and she is the coauthor of the afrobets book of black heroes with wade hudson. This listing is for a paperback copy of the book the million dollar shot by dan gutman. It just so happened that the nebraska book company the biggest buyers and sellers on all of amazon are only a couple blocks away from my office and they actually have some amazon employees that work out of the office. The million dollar shot is a childrens story written by dan gutman. The million dollar kick hyperion, 2001 this soccer story is my first book in which the main character is a girl.
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