{"product_id":"the-final-four-paperback-3","title":"The Final Four - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Volponi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Volponi, a multiple award-winning author, keeps the tension high from the first to last page ...\u003ci\u003eThe Final Four\u003c\/i\u003e is definitely a winner.\" --\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarch Madness is in full swing, and there are only four teams let in the NCAA basketball championship. The heavily favored Michigan Spartans and the underdog Troy Trojans meet in the first game in the seminfinals, and it's there that the fates of Malcolm, Roko, Crispin, and M.J. intertwine. As the last moments tick down on the game clock, you'll learn how each player went from being a kid who loves to shoot hoops to a powerful force in one of the most important games of the year. Which team will leave the Superdome victorious? In the end it will come down to who has the most skill, the most drive, and the most heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Volponi nails it when it counts in this dynamic story.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Volponi adroitly renders authentic and inspired basketball action.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Volponi\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, journalist, and teacher living in New York City. From 1992 to 1998, he taught incarcerated teens on Rikers Island to read and write. This experience formed the basis of \u003ci\u003eBlack and White\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRikers High\u003c\/i\u003e. From 1999 to 2005, Mr. Volponi taught teens in a drug-treatment program. The experience inspired him to write \u003ci\u003eRooftop\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Volponi is also the author of \u003ci\u003eRucker Park Setup\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHurricane Song\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eResponse\u003c\/i\u003e. An ardent street ball player, Mr. Volponi draws upon his more than four decades of New York City court-sense to write \u003ci\u003eThe Final Four\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nutmeg Book Award (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Final Four\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47395031154937,"sku":"9780142423851","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WmFGWWVocGV6WTBLUnF1TDV0eU9wUT09_cec952e5-799e-4bc2-9ace-1e4251f4518a.webp?v=1770264877","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-final-four-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}