The story takes place in the winter during basketball season. Zach harriman knew that his dad was something of a hero, a man trusted by the. In april 2006, his second childrens book, heat, was published by philomel. Lupica writes as father and son, journalist and fan while weaving the seasons top stories kerry wood. William goldman, author of the princess bride sportswriter and novelist lupica offers a change of pace from his previous sports stories for younger readers, deftly reworking the traditional superhero origin story into a moving tale of adolescent growth. At the age of 23, lupica began his newspaper career covering the new york knicks for the new york post. In mike lupica s book hero, zach decides that following the devastating loss of his father, he wants to get to the bottom of the story. Students will research background information and the setting of the book. This is the amazing story of zach harriman and nothing mike lupica has written will thrill you like this. I would think that a super hero would be tall and have bulky muscles. Joining the new york daily news was one of his smartest career moves. Suddenly people are telling him he has powers people who know much more about his father than zach ever did. Summer ball, a sequel to travel team, was released in 2007.
Oct 14, 2015 hero by mike lupica in epub, rtf, txt download e book. Mike lupicas novel heat follows michael arroyo, a 12yearold pitcher and cuban immigrant, as he seeks to help his team make the little league world series. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This is truly one of the better books of mike lupica and it is no surprise that this novel was a bestseller. You may use the book, but be careful about spending too much time on one question. Mike lupica books list of books by author mike lupica.
What is a good short summary for the book hero by mike. In mike lupicas book hero, zach decides that following the devastating loss of his father, he wants to get to the bottom of the story. Although they dont live in the best neighborhood, they dont live in the worst either. Zach harriman knew that his dad was something of a hero, a man trusted by the president. Mike lupicas young adult thriller, hero 2010, tells the story of zach harriman, a teenager who suddenly gains superpowers and is reluctantly thrust into the role of. What is the setting in the book hero by mike lupica answers. Mike lupica books, author biography, and reading level. Start studying hero by mike lupica questions done by bailey croker. Indeed, lupica comes to novelwrangling from an already illustrious trajectory as a sports columnist. The last setting is the hutchersons small house in boynton beach, florida. What is a good short summary for the book hero by mike lupica. He obtained his job as an assistant because he has special powers, like a sixth sense. The setting is mainly called middletown, but they travel a lot for games, hence the name travel team. Mike lupica is a new york times bestselling author of several books for young readers.
Hero by mike lupica questions done by bailey croker. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary spenser detective series, the novels featuring chief jesse stone, and the acclaimed virgil coleeverett hitch westerns, as well as the sunny randall novels. Tommy gallagher, defensive star monster back a flexible position that can shift between safety and linebacker as necessary to make big plays, is having a phenomenal game when tragedy strikes. Plot diagram continued climax zach pushes senator kerrigan out of. If the book is the beginning of a series, then id have to say i really like it. Aug 27, 2010 if the book is the beginning of a series, then id have to say i really like it. If its a standalone book, id have to say i like it but not as much as previous books by lupica. Oct 25, 2010 hero by mike lupica is a fictional chapter book. Any upcoming 7th grade student who has chosen to read hero by mike lupica should take this test before the first day of school wednesday, august 24.
Focusing on the little league baseball culture of new york city, the novel follows michael arroyo, a pitching phenom and cuban immigrant, as he pursues a trip to the little league world series. Zach harriman knew that his dad was something of a hero, a man trusted by the president to solve international crises at a moments notice. Jake cullen is a freshman quarterback playing high school football in the highpressure land of. Heat is a fictional story based on the danny almonte scandal in the south bronx little league. Well, be careful what you wish for you might get it. He is a puny student, who never thought he had it in him.
I checked lupicas website and as of this writing theres no indication either way. I just read two of the gregor the overlander books, which were great. Includes an answer sheet with links for students to follow to find answers. Nov 02, 2010 listen to hero audiobook by mike lupica.
Like any championship effort, everything had to go right to win. Hero by mike lupica in epub, rtf, txt download ebook. Mike lupicas young adult thriller, hero 2010, tells the story of zach harriman, a teenager who. Zach must learn to accept his new powers and to trust in himself. Summer of 98 succeeds because all its characters are heroes. Also includes a page that an be added to a teacher blog or webpage for student access. What is the setting of the book travel team by mike lupica.
In new york city, one of the largest cities, is where he has to find his way. He knows that his father was powerful and had the ear of the president of the united states. However, he did find time to release his first novel in 1984. He has carved out a niche as the sporting worlds finest storyteller. Fourteenyearold zach harriman can feel the changes.
Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. His new york daily news column is syndicated nationally. Lupicas bump and run and wild pitch were best sellers. Webquest to be used wth the book heat by mike lupica. Hero by mike lupica is about fourteen year old zach harriman and his evolution into a hero. In october 2006, lupicas third childrens novel, miracle on 49th street, was published. Hero by mike lupica is an actionthriller adventure of a fourteen year old boy named zach harriman. My son met mike lupica last year, but sports books arent his thing. Milliondollar throw by mike lupica and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lupica was a busy man with his newspaper career and television shows. It follows yearold danny walker as he attends an elite summer basketball camp in the hope of finding out whether his lack of height will prevent him from being able to play against bigger and stronger players. Hero is his best book yet, and it is a total departure from his usual work. In a trendy fantasy thats probably standalone but reads like an overblown series setup, a teenager.
Hero by mike lupica paperback book the parent store. In the book hero by mike lupica, a fourteen yearold boy may just find out who really killed his father. Mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers. In the book hero by mike lupica, a fourteen yearold boy mayjust find out who really killed his father. In a trendy fantasy thats probably standalone but reads like an overblown series setup, a teenager finds himself.
Mikelives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. Michael and his brother, carlos, recently lost their papi from a heart attack. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of hero by mike lupica. The main character zach harriman is devastated after what happened to his father, but already has enough problems at school with his enemy spencer. Nothing mike lupica has written will thrill you like this.
Mike lupica first won me over with his sportsthemed novels travel team, the milliondollar throw, then he upped the ante with his twohankie miracle on 49th street. Hero by mike lupica central rappahannock regional library. Hero audiobook by mike lupica 9781101461785 rakuten kobo. Heat is a young adult novel written by mike lupica and published in 2006. Mike lupicamike mccabereadingmiss rocheperiod 54812 biography.
Mike lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the underdogs. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Lupica was inspired to write hero by the comics he enjoyed reading when he was growing up. They really dont live in one of those estates that you see around disney world or anything, but theyre just as happy in their quaint little suburban house.
He is sent out on a mission to find a bad guy named the rat. Lupica lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. Most of the story takes place in the gym where billys basketball games and practices take place. Browse audiobooks by mike lupica, listen to samples and when youre ready head over to where you can get 2 free audiobooks on us. Book 4 mike lupica author 2009 summer ball danny walker series book 2 mike lupica author 2007 true legend mike lupica author 2012 travel team travel team series book 1 mike lupica author oliver wyman narrator 2005 hero mike lupica author dan bittner narrator 2010 the big field mike lupica author 2008 hot hand comeback kids. Indeed, lupica comes to novel wrangling from an already illustrious trajectory as a sports columnist.
Mike lupica author mike lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including qb 1, heat, travel team, milliondollar throw, and the underdogs. Mike lupica s young adult thriller, hero 2010, tells the story of zach harriman, a teenager who suddenly gains superpowers and is reluctantly thrust into the role of a superhero. The official book website for mike lupica, author of travel team, heat, the big field, comeback kids, miracle on 49th street, and summer ball hero an excerpt read chapter 1 chapter 2. Lupica, through this book, tries to explain that irrespective of the difficulties and adversities, one should never ever give up on a dream even if it seems a bit farfetched. Summer of 98 is sports reporter mike lupicas sentimental, fastread reaction to the heroes restoring baseball if but for that season to the forefront of american sports conversation. Make sure that you have a block of uninterrupted time to complete this. The novel hero by mike lupica tells about a young boy named zach harriman realizing he has special powers and that there are people out in the world trying to make him turn over to the bad side. Mike lupica s novel heat follows michael arroyo, a 12yearold pitcher and cuban immigrant, as he seeks to help his team make the little league world series. His dad had been a hero, a savior to america and a confidante of the president. Discourses on 57 chevys, turquoise buffaloes, frontier salsa, a fourlegged dog named fred and a twolegged brother named don. Summarymy book hero starts out with zach harrimans dad. It begins with a secret agent, tom harriman, who is the presidents secret assistant.
In 1977, he became the youngest columnist ever at a new york newspaper when he started working for the new york daily news. The official book website for mike lupica, author of travel team, heat, the big field, comeback kids, miracle on 49th street, and summer ball. Summer ball by mike lupica is a coming of age novel of particular interest to young boys. Jul 16, 2012 michael lupica born on may 11, 1952 in oneida, new york is an american newspaper columnist. Still coping with his fathers loss, the eighth grader must also contend with taunting from spence, basketball rival and school bully. The ones who tell you not to fight are the ones you should fear the most. This is a story that manages to use a combination of a.