Summary Of The Book 'True Legend' By Mike Lupica

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, the people that use their powers for harm and not for the good cause. Zach's father, Tom Harriman, died a few months before Zach knew he was unlike others. His father worked as a special advisor to the President of the United States, doing secret operations for the President. His father was killed in a plane crash, and at the crash site the unusual thing was that no bodies were found. Zach begins to think that his father's death was no accident but murder. His father used to tell him bedtime stories of the Bads and the Good of how the used to fight

He plays until it gets dark and starts as soon as the sun comes up. His mom dyes and he doesn’t tell anyone. So he’s living on his own, stealing things to get by. One day he decides he needs a new pair of sneakers for the season and goes to the Footlocker on the other side of town. When he try’s to steal them he gets caught. This forces him to either go to a group home, or get adopted right away. The Lawton’s adopted him. They are very nice but Jayson isn’t accepting them like he should. He starts off hating his new school and his new teammates. Soon he gets along with them and meets a friend named Zoe. Zoe is really nice even when Jayson is mean. Soon Jayson and Zoe are dating and Jayson finds out that Zoe’s parents want her to be perfect. A couple of weeks later Jayson over hears Zoe’s mom talking about how Jayson is a thief and a drug dealer. The thief part was right but the drugs were not. Zoe didn’t talk to him again. This made Jayson focus on basketball just so he didn’t think about Zoe. He won the league championship against his old team in the final

Michael Jordan: Legends in Sports is a biography about Michael Jordan. It was written by Matt Christopher. This book talks about Michael Jordan’s basketball career. It also includes the time where he joined minor league baseball. This taught me about Michael Jordan and I recommend it to others. It shows how much hard work is needed to succeed in life. The achievements and awards he won are a testament to all the hard work he put in.

Urban Sellers is a man that Drew won't give up on. The first time True met this man was midnight at Morrison Park, the time that True has always trained. He saw some man playing basketball, he was doing all the moves that True has wanted to do. He was watching this guy shoot for over an hour, this man not even noticing until... Drew approached the court an all of a sudden the man vanished, nowhere in sight. True was confused, how can someone just disappear like that. After True watched him for the next a few nights, True notices that he was also beginning to come to his high school games. Drew one night decides to follow him back to his apartment, and gets invited into Urban's room by the doorman. Once True and Urban start talking, he realizes that Urban is the perfect guy to do his english project on. In exchange for Urban getting his diploma, which he never received. If you do not succeed the first time you should keep trying till you accomplish what you are doing or that

Ty’s team won, but Troy was not upset. The two were good friends now and talked a lot now. Troy talks about his uncle, who would have been a great NFL player if he hadn’t died his junior year of college in a car crash. Ty tells how his mother had a brother that fits that description. Troy told him his name and they figured out they were cousins. At the end of the story, everyone says their goodbyes and they all go home.

Updike’s poem, “Ex-Basketball”, is a poem that remembers the heyday of Flick, while at the same time illustrating a descriptive picture for the reader. He commences with a description of a journey down a street that could represent Flick’s life; full of turns and promises but dead ends because of a lack of training. Moreover, John Updike composes this poem with figurative language, correct diction, and imagination using valuable elements to create an excellent effect on the tone and meaning of this poetic style poem. I could say that the theme of “Ex-basketball” focuses on the fact that if one does not work hard on achieving their goals, they will not succeed in reaching their dream. In fact, the outcome of not reaching your goals can lead to frustration and disappointment in life. Evidently, Flick shows a reflection of people who once were successful in sports when he was in high school, but has drastically different future than one might think.

Hoop Dreams, directed by Steve James, is an outstanding documentary that gives the viewer a perspective on several different elements on the life of a teen basketball player. The film follows Arthur Agee and William Gates, two basketball stars, who live in the rough Chicago area. The inner-city boys get noticed for their skills, and they are recruited to play for dominant team. The audience follows the boy’s journey with basketball, school, and general life matters. The film dives into the reality of living in the hood and chasing a dream of playing professional basketball. The corruption of the school system and sports are examined throughout the film. The audience follows Agee and Gates through their triumphs and failures in their chase to the top. The director, Steve James, uses the film genre of documentary for the story of Arther Agee and William Gates because it highlights the raw moments of their lives.

This week I read the book Hero by Mike Lupica. In the book a teenage kid name Zach Harriman. But then one day is life is changes when he finds out that his dad, Tom Harriman, who worked as a special adviser for the president of the United States, was a super hero with super powers. Until he died in a mysterious plane crash on a business trip and the weird thing about it is that in the crash site no bodies were found, which made Zach curious. Zach though that his father’s death was murder. Therefore he wanted to see what actually happened to the plane. While doing this he meets a man named, Mr. Herbert, who says he has special powers like Zach’s father. Zach continues to see this strange man and figure out that he was like his father. He also train Zach so he know how he knows

Lonnie first meets a drunken Cal on a basketball court in a playground and tries to violently force him off until he pulls a knife on him. Instead of continuing to antagonize Cal, Lonnie decides that the best choice to get rid of him would be to leave him alone so that he would never have to deal with him again: “I could hit him and he’d have a heart attack and die and I’d be up for manslaughter or something” (pg 9). Luck would have it that Cal was actually a former professional basketball player and the new coach of Lonnie’s team– much to Lonnie’s chagrin. He initially revolts against this by refusing to practice with the team or by not showing up to practice at all; but he instantly regrets it after Cal manages to introduce legendary former basketball star Sweet Man Johnson to the team. However, the relationship hits a strain when Cal fails to show up at the team’s first official game without contacting anyone. Lonnie gets so furious with Cal’s absence that he immediately tries to shoot him but ends

Mike Lupica is an extraordinary author that has inspired me to read more. Michael Lupica, better known as Mike Lupica has been publishing books for 33 years. Not only is he an author, he is the sports commentator for the New York Daily News. His significant life has inspired many people to read and pursue their dreams.

Have you ever wanted something so bad but kept failing at it? In Full Court Press by Mike Lupica, a teenager dreams of going pro and go to the NBA he will receive a lot of deliberation and obstacles to do so. The protagonist, Lonzo Gerard, is passionate, doesn’t give up, talented, 6’2, a stalwart type of person, and has a lot of heart. Michael De La Cruz, Eddie Holtz these 2 people interact with the protagonist well they both believe in Lonzo and give him a chance very encouraging people. The genre of the novel is fiction, the setting of the book takes place in Europe the city of Monte De Carlo.

Russell/Boy1 is a great basketball player that is very smart and a good kid. Many colleges want him to play for them. Both of his parents were murdered and this changes Russell. He moved in with his relatives Ms. Allen and Mr. Allen and changed his name to Russ Washington so no one knew his true identity until he was himself again.

It was the summer of 1997, a young man named Shaun Parker was born in the Windy City itself, Chicago. As an infant Shaun seemed to love basketball. Any time he was watching basketball on TV and someone tried to change it he would scream at the top of his lungs. He also loved to get basketball themed toys. At this age it was pretty clear what he wanted to be when he grew up. A NBA Superstar.

In Legend by Marie Lu the author develops the theme that everyday is a fresh start to reveal Day’s perspective of life and his way of living it. At this point in the story June and Day have escaped the Republic and are going into hiding. A storm hits them and they take shelter in an abandoned train car when June asks Day what made him chose Day as his street name. Day says “Each day means everything's possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take all one day at a time… you try to walk in the light.” (Lu 304) This scene reveals the theme of taking life one day at a time because it shows how Day approaches life in his dystopian world. This emphasizes the mentality that Day has and how he is living life the best he can.

Stephen learns one day that basketball is banned and all basketball courts are teared down. Stephen becomes agitated when he learns about this. Steph asks his friends why, but they all have no answer. Steph wants to