Nate Brodie's been given the chance of a
lifetime--especially for a thirteen-year-old star quarterback. Not to
mention the biggest Tom Brady fan around. He's won the chance to throw
a ball through a target at a Patriots game. On live TV! If he completes
the pass, he'll win one million dollars. With his parents struggling to
pay the bills, even just to keep their home, Nate knows what this money
would mean, and so the pressure is on.
Yet for Nate, the true meaning of pressure is about to change in ways he never knew.
Mike Lupica, over the span of his successful career as a sports
columnist, has proven that he can write for sports fans of all ages
and stripes. And as the author of multiple bestselling books for young
readers, including Heat, Travel Team, and The Big Field, Mr. Lupica has
carved out a niche as the sporting world's finest storyteller. Mr.
Lupica, whose column for New York's Daily News is syndicated
nationally, lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children.
He can be seen weekly on ESPN's The Sports Reporters.
