The Final Four, Paul Volponi
The Final Four, Paul Volponi
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The Final Four

Author: Paul Volponi

Narrator: Leon Nixon

Unabridged: 6 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/05/2025

Synopsis

Volponi, a multiple award-winning author, keeps the tension high from the first to last page ...The Final Four is definitely a winner. —VOYA, starred review March 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. Author Paul Volponi is a writer, journalist, and teacher. His experience teaching incarcerated teens literary and his experience as an ardent basketball player has informed this tense, action packed novel! The Final Four is a gripping read for young adults and older audiences alike. Volponi nails it when it counts in this dynamic story. —Booklist, starred reviewVolponi adroitly renders authentic and inspired basketball action. —The New York Times Book Review This audiobook is skillfully read by Leon Nixon, and was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. Audio engineering by Mike Thal.

About Leon Nixon

Leon Nixon is a Los Angeles based voice actor who has narrated audiobook titles in a wide range of genres, including crime, mystery, science fiction, romance, and nonfiction. Classically trained as an actor and improviser, he can also be found performing on stage.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Claude's

CW: (view spoiler)[Death of parent in car accident off page, death of sister in drive by shooting. (hide spoiler)] I am surprised how engaging this book was. However, I played basketball (not particularly well) throughout school, university and during my working life, right up until about 3 years ago when a peppy, over enthusiasti......more

Goodreads review by Ben

This book is talking about the university basketball league in US which is the NCAA.This book begin with a kid called Malcolm McBride, he is the point guard of the Michigan State Spartans. In a game they were left down within 2 points and they only have got 6.9 seconds left but Malcolm crossed-over......more

Goodreads review by Richie

Richie's Picks: THE FINAL FOUR by Paul Volponi, Viking, March 2012, 256p., ISBN: 978-0-670-01264-0 . "Imagine all the people living life in peace" -- John Lennon. (Yep. He was murdered, too.) Why is the human race so successful at spawning murderous thugs? That's what I was sitting here thinking to mys......more

Goodreads review by Gus

Personal Response I think this book is very good. The book gives a behind the scenes look at what college athletes could possibly be going through off the court. I think the author does a great job at describing very realistic problems. I also think the plot in this book is very good. Plot The book sta......more

Goodreads review by Susie

I started this during the Men's Final Four, and finished during the Women's Championship game. I appreciate Volponi's background, but felt this was a bit too manipulative and cliched. I could have done without the Crispin-cheerleader drama for sure, and I found Malcolm too stereotypical and overdone......more

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