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Lupica Adds Another Book to His “Game Changers” Series

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    Author Mike Lupica on his latest book, “Playmakers”.

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He's eleven years old and I had to write a series because I knew it was upsetting you when a book would end.

And and you didn't know.

Would it happened to the little chilly night you don't have to worry they go from season to season in the game changes -- -- mountains.

The worst.

But the little children and -- you -- -- -- -- what to hell happened to home.

You don't sign an agreement to have from want to -- -- travel to name.

Did -- hook for more of them.

How to renal damage done been -- -- bunker someplace Muslim not knowledge Danny's probably by now.

In college and they're calling him Danny basketball like Johnny football is having a happy life.

-- on Norma we don't know that initiatives -- Then make pain in his body -- and -- and -- and it is a terrific girl in this book elderly Wyatt and she's.

What -- editor of she's in the sixth grade with the -- whom she is she is Ben's best -- you should play basketball or -- she plays basketball.

And she plays softball and she's quite good at all them but her season.

Is that is relevant to the books as the voices and one -- or condemn.

She says she cook that we should -- -- Corcoran.

But she meant to -- -- No she doesn't usually the parents bring the snacks to these games -- well.

She's elevenths a -- Aristotle Arnold defender of to prepare for biggest issue up yet or not out this year up fishy here on this in just one of those things -- used to tell you thought.

-- aerobics for your wife was reaching for another can't appease us -- -- Sold the now the last -- of their played football.

The last book ends with -- throwing Flutie liked asked to win the championship game dues but Oliver then there's still idea that there eleven is all it's this this book picks up of the few weeks after the end of false.

Saw and -- borrow all justices proficient.

I'm playing basketball of their -- -- mobile and they think they're going to win the championship again and then not telemarketers over terms have been integrated football.

But also basketball now eyes to see this all the time when I was coaching and and the best thing about -- a boy or girl program -- -- you're approaching.

You don't like Coach still with kids my kids in in one -- time.

Tom what's it like a heart -- brother -- -- autonomy -- sold are sold there aren't as proficient.

Playing basketball azalea.

Involved ball -- -- we'll find.

Tough to swallow but I'm honored for senator of this block.

Benefits as good as the loss on them -- But most movement have shown on wedeman abandon you you and -- case.

They don't go along one chases trash talker but he is he is a trash charter I think he's really good I love -- or is really good and all of its arm in the first game they play -- 100 punch bend in -- not -- that.

But he's trying to -- China move in on -- are great balls of my.

That's why this is good Jason might do -- -- The events don't worry -- paranormal.

He's Weiner but the guy does try to move in on his -- man now.

And -- a lot of them -- concerns.

It gets really serious and then one of his friends gets hurt in the in the in the book and and it impacts on the season tremendous.

-- -- branches -- now he's out work at least a Ben gets obsessive get better than chase and it's it's been an -- realize she's got a lift his gamers -- -- -- this guy and one night he keeps one of his friends.

Out a little longer and out on the court next to his house.

And the Boyd doesn't -- -- be out there and he makes him stand longer to help him.

And he gets a bad ankle injury and it -- him -- -- -- What it will part of that is a very Muster for -- On no but -- just aren't what they don't worry I don't.

I just wonder what part of that kind of seem to -- -- the pub bad and gentle hills and it's a high ankle sprain and it -- -- up until a combined this.

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Imus you know those bills you've been -- can I have one.

Well.

So but I -- I would suspect.

Lives and end of this.

That probably -- basketball championship moral they do not I don't when.

Because -- here's the thing about writing books like this and and I is as you go from book to book you can't.

Have.

The heroes team win the championship -- -- to -- has to be other ways for sports to be fulfilling.

For for that for the kids -- -- not everybody who play sports wins a championship but there is a very big game.

Between bands team and chase -- team -- the end that feels like a championship -- -- Because -- team is trying to go unbeaten when that.

The league championship themselves and -- told what happened cherished and no I can't tell you that because that would spoil the reading the book -- Now the next -- is going to be another -- on this one I'm writing right now.

Where they go to based the baseball season.

-- -- -- has mrs.

Obama doesn't actually from a do you show up to work here everyday yes she did announcement -- that my job is to write these books for camp because no one of these these books would appeal.

22 young and young boys like it Connell son Jack -- they have deterrent.

Dollar has -- temperature -- -- -- -- he does some pitching but in baseball tells -- He's on -- So -- not just one picture on any team that can only -- prize certain amount innings every weeks.

All woman and spark.

Yet some -- number about -- -- 12 PM today is their sixth grade year prevent some time provider.

No it's just one school year -- some tips got to have a Brooklyn at some point now others what do you want me to have a party in the baseball book.

And drug -- a good idea.

Thank you helicopters former.

Then -- could make.

So -- sobered on the trying to render baseball championship what they try to win the championship and every season that they play.

But that -- that in the telling of the books these books in you know this.

Are about not only be in a good teammate but about loyalty and friendship and being overcoming stuff and in this book.

This -- right -- just started Doug Flutie like past two in the football season and any gets knocked down almost immediately by this player moving to another -- -- And it's their big rival this tape -- the next town over is their big rival and everything.

Can.

One -- learn from social moral must have -- It's what I was just talking to you about that that if you don't win the championship it's not like the season was total loss when you're eleven years old the you have to play.

For more important reasons than just that.

And he he discovers that in this book because he finds out.

It's not going to be the Flutie pass ending every season.

But he he does have a chance to get the best of this -- by the end of the book and not ever voted to -- Not everybody gets to after a lifetime message that's -- that's really what this book is about because when I was starting the right that we're gonna -- matter -- said.

You know we we we can't have the game winning shot a home run to and the game in every sick as it's just not gonna be realistic to the kids who love these books and -- -- if you have liked -- and dashboard.

-- -- he rose betting scandalous.

You know what happens in the next referral.

He gets hit by a much bigger kid -- fastball which is -- let that happen to me when I was that age and and it's it's a all of a sudden it's not quite as easy to hit anymore or when you have you've been hit.

Shall not explains some of their behavior went under your whatever -- and it is -- -- you -- that's funny that you bring that out because is our call.

Now you -- single at the same time and -- on March Mike went off what happened.

And it what are terribly much of -- look at the timeline I think our single then good luck -- very -- market that it will open.