I loved the book, "Million Dollar Throw," by Mike Lupica. It really connected to me . I felt that I had a lot of similarities with the main character, Nate Brady. Both Nate and I are thirteen years old, and we both love to play football. We do play different positions. Nate is the quarterback, and I play a running back. They are not totally different positions because they are both on offense, and players in both positions can score touchdowns.
As an average thirteen year old, I tend to worry about school and friends. On the other hand, Nate worries about school, friends and a lot more. Like many people today, his family is going through tough economic times. His dad lost his job and his mom works two jobs. They could even loose their house.
Nate is given a chance to help his family win a million dollars by throwing one pass through a target at halftime at New England Patriots game. Although I do not have a lot of money problems in my family, I do know what it feels like to want to help someone more than anything else in the world to help. I have a brother, Alex, with special needs. I would give anything to help him walk and talk and play football like me.
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