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The central tension of the novel happens when abby puts nates name into a drawing for a chance to take the million dollar throw during the halftime of the patriots game on thanksgiving day. You will ask for directions, you will ask for information to help you make decisions. He may be just a bench warmer for his schools football team, but when it comes to knowing and loving the game, hes firststring. Lupica injects plenty of suspenseful sports action into the plot and creates a cast of uniformly likable. The book is about a year old boy that is in the eighth grade and plays football. Milliondollar throw mike lupica author sports fiction genre milliondollar throw milliondollar throw, revolves around the genre sports fiction. And now hes got a chance to win a million dollars by throwing one pass through a target at halftime in the patriots.
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