Reviews for Long Shot (Comeback Kids Series)

The average rating for Long Shot (Comeback Kids Series) based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-08-29 00:00:00 JOKTAN BYERLY Pedro Morales is an excellent point guard, but when he decides to run for president against his 6th grade star basketball teammate, Ned, he has a falling out that leads to lessons on being a team player. the author is great at creating tension on the court and with dialogue. Pedro learns to swallow his pride and cheer from the bench while Ned learns that talent on its own can lead to superiority and it is not all about winning. Pedro's parents are immigrants who are supportive and passed on their hard-working ethic. See if Pedro manages to heal a broken team and friendship. A short and good middle grade sports book.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-07 00:00:00 Michael Bahr This is a novel called Long Shot, by Mike Lupica. This is a book that is about Pedro Morales and his basketball team. This book that takes up 182 pages and it is a realistic fiction book. Pedro Morales is an amazing kid with an amazing talent. He moved to the US from Mexico when he was little. He loves to play basketball and he cannot decide to pick either school or his basketball team. He loves his team, but he does not want to let his parents down because they really care about his education. Pedro's parents wants him to get good grades to get a scholarship so he could get a good job. His parents love what he does, but back when they were little, they played soccer. Pedro's mom is a professional and so is his dad. Pedro has a team and he was the second best person because there is one person that is better than Pedro. The person's name was Ned and he was the star forward of the team. They work together to form a great team and they will not stop doing that. Ned sometimes does not communicate with Pedro because he cannot catch up with what he got for him. All together they will be great teammates and will help anyone on their team if they are down. If Pedro keeps on working harder and harder, he will have a amazing life with an amazing family. This talent that he has will make him a good person and will help others to feel alive like he did when he was little. His family believes in him and all he wants to do is make his family happy. Long Shot is an interesting book that gives a lot of information about someone or somewhere. Mike Lupica does an amazing job at writing this book because he talks about their feelings and their emotions. On page 81, it says "The Knights played so well that Pedro, as much of a team guy as he was, started to feel even worse about being on the bench." This shows how much pain Pedro is going through even though he is a team guy and how much the coach loved him, but now he puts him on the bench. Mike Lupica does anything that makes the book very interesting to read. The ending is very exciting because Pedro finally told his dad that he is a President for his school and his dad is very proud of him. The reason why Pedro did not want to tell his parents that he was President is that the parents will go all crazy about it and will brag about it to everyone. The dad did not say the words Pedro thought he was saying and it was "President Morales", but he actually said "My son". I think this book is recommended for the people who like basketball or who likes sports. This book is very interesting and people will love it when they are reading it.