The Last Shot, by John Feinstein, is an amazing novel. The story is about two children, Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson, who win a contest and get to go to the Final Four (College Basketball Finals).The Last Shot, by John Feinstein, is an amazing novel. The story is about two children, Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson, who win a contest and get to go to the Final Four (College Basketball Finals).

This book is being told in a 1^st person style, by Stevie and you know everything he thinks, says, or hears. The other main character, Susan Anderson, is someone who really cares about what she has to do. Her motto could easily be, “Work first, and fun later.” But, it is not that difficult to persuade her to do something. For the reason that she can be persuaded easily, she does a lot of exploring that Stevie wants to do. Also, Stevie likes to help people, but at the same time wants to have some fun with it. Relating back to Susan, Stevie is the one who is usually convincing her to do go and meet people that are famous.

The main conflict is Chip Graber, the Minnesota state basketball star, is being blackmailed. But, what makes it even more interesting is that nobody knows who the blackmailer is… not even Chip Graber. Chip is being threatened that, if he wins the championship, Chip would be stripped of the “Best Student Athlete of the Year Award.” His team would also be deprived of the championship that they had won in the previous year. The threat that was the worst for Chip was that his dad, the coach, would be fired.

As one conflict was getting worse, Stevie’s and Susan’s conflict was getting better. Something that changed over the duration of the book was the friendship of Stevie and Susan Anderson. At first, Stevie was a little bit jealous of Susan because, she was so good at reporting. Since she was so superior, it made Stevie look terrible. But when the two teenagers hang out they realize that they aren’t that different after all. I think what the author is trying to say is that; you have to overcome your problems to find an answer.

What John Feinstein does make this book amazing, is that he just drops people in the story. What I mean by that is a new character just comes out of nowhere. It wasn’t even foreshadowing. In spite of those reasons, The Last Shot an amazing book. What made me like the book even more was its genre, a sports –mystery. But even if you don’t like sports, or mysteries, The Last Shot is such an amazing book you would love it anyway. So, I would obviously recommend this book to anyone that is around being a teenager.

This book is being told in a 1^st person style, by Stevie and you know everything he thinks, says, or hears. The other main character, Susan Anderson, is someone who really cares about what she has to do. Her motto could easily be, “Work first, and fun later.” But it is not that difficult to persuade her to do something. For the reason that she can be persuaded easily, she does a lot of exploring that Stevie wants to do. Also, Stevie likes to help people, but at the same time wants to have some fun with it. Relating back to Susan, Stevie is the one who is usually convincing her to do go and meet people that are famous.

The main conflict is Chip Graber, the Minnesota state basketball star, is being blackmailed. But, what makes it even more interesting is that nobody knows who the blackmailer is… not even Chip Graber. Chip is being threatened that, if he wins the championship, Chip would be stripped of the “Best Student Athlete of the Year Award.” His team would also be deprived of the championship that they had won in the previous year. The threat that was the worst for Chip was that his dad, the coach, would be fired.

As one conflict was getting worse, Stevie’s and Susan’s conflict was getting better. Something that changed over the duration of the book was the friendship of Stevie and Susan Anderson. At first, Stevie was a little bit jealous of Susan because, she was so good at reporting. Since she was so superior, it made Stevie look terrible. But when the two teenagers hang out they realize that they aren’t that different after all. I think what the author is trying to say is that; you have to overcome your problems to find an answer.

What John Feinstein does make this book amazing, is that he just drops people in the story. What I mean by that is a new character just comes out of nowhere. It wasn’t even foreshadowing. In spite of those reasons, The Last Shot an amazing book. What made me like the book even more was its genre, a sports –mystery. But even if you don’t like sports, or mysteries, The Last Shot is such an amazing book you would love it anyway. So, I would obviously recommend this book to anyone that is around the age of a teenager.