Game Changers #2: Play Makers

Game Changers #2: Play Makers

By Mike Lupica

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Book 2 of 3 in the  Game Changers Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grade 6n/a5.445485
Mike Lupica presents the second book in his NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Game Changers series!

Still living large off their incredible football championship win just weeks before, Ben McBain and his crew must now prepare for basketball season. Ben is known as the best point guard throughout the league. And now that Shawn O'Brien has joined their team, they are a shoo-in to win it all. But there is a new kid in town, Chase Braggs, a point guard like Ben who seems to be better, stronger, and faster. Refusing to let his team down, Ben hits the courts hard to practice. Ben's rivalry with Chase seems to take the fun out of playing ball with his best friends. Will Ben be able to pull it together for his team and for himself?
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN-13: 9780545381802
ISBN-10: 0545381800
Published on 1/28/2014
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 224

Book Reviews (4)

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ar113 ar113

Game Changers #2 Play Makers By: Mike Lupica. In this book Ben and his friends face a new challenge. Ben and his friends are 11 years old in the town of Rockwell. In Ben's basketball season a new kid arrives in Ben's town's rival town's (Darby) basketball team. One after having a scrimmage against the Darby team Ben and Sam were out playing basketball when Sam rolled his ankle and sprained it missing most of the season. I would recommend this book because it is really intense and has A LOT of drama. It is a really good book.
nolric nolric

Game Changers by Mike Lupica What if there was a kid that tried to steal your best friend, make fun of you on the court, and beat you doing whatever it takes? Ben Mcbain had to go through all of that in one basketball season. The book took place on the basketball court and in Ben’s neighborhood. The protagonist name is Ben, and the antagonist is Chase Braggs. Chase Braggs is a kid from a rival town, Darby. Chase always tried to humiliate Ben doing whatever it took. By acting like he pushed him, calling him names, and celebrating after every shot he made. Some conflicts Ben had to overcome were when Chase, Ben, and his best friend Lily were at the Movie theatre getting a pizza. Chase was trying to be Lily’s best friend. It made Ben a little jealous. Chase started bad mouthing Ben’s team in quietly. Ben started to yell at him and he left angrily. It made Ben look bad in front of his best friend. Another conflict Ben had to overcome was when he lost his friend Sam to an injury. His team suffered without Sam and Ben thought the injury was his fault because he made Sam play with him at night and Sam stepped in a hole he couldn't see. That is the turning point in the book because Ben had a bad attitude about things and didn't love basketball as much as he used to. Without Sam, the Rams went 0-2. Will the Rams turn things around or will they fall in defeat? I really liked this book and I think you would too.
aramirezlopez aramirezlopez

if there are people who like basketball this is your book.
mcalia mcalia

Great book. One of my favorites!