Million-Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica

How many of you, guys & girls know what it is like to step into the pocket and wait for that perfect moment to throw the football? Well, Nate Brodie, an eighth grader does and it is what he lives for. That exact moment when he knows when and where to throw the football. If only the rest of his life was as simple. His dad lost a job he loved and is now working two jobs to make ends meet. His mother returned to work to help out. They keep telling Nate that all is ok, but is it really. I know that kids listen when parents don't think they can hear them talking about serious stuff and do kids then believe what the parents have to say. Add to that, Nate's, best friend for like ever, Abby, is losing her eyesight to some disease and it is going faster than expected. To add more pressure, Nate enters and wins a contest that will let him throw a football from 40 yards through a hoop at a New England Patriots game where his hero, Tom Brady plays. What does he get if the ball goes through? A million bucks!!!! What could you do with a million. Now Nate is feeling the pressure that he has to make that throw, to help his family, to help Abby. But all this worrying is hurting his game - he is no longer able to make the passes. What's he to do? To find out if Nate wins the million, gets his game back on track, and what happens to Abby, you will have to pick up the book and read it.