|
The Perfect Shot (Young Adult Fiction) | 
| Author: Elaine Marie Alphin
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
Buy Used: $6.99
You Save: $9.96 (59%)
New (24) Used (11) from $6.99
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 20283
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 360
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 1575058626
EAN: 9781575058627
ASIN: 1575058626
Publication Date: July 31, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Ex-Public Library. Several bent page corners. One minor coffee spot on right page edges. Usual library stickers and stamps. Save a tree - buy used. Ships within 1 business day.
| |
| Customer Reviews:
Great Book April 8, 2008
jaxmom (Indiana, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The novel, The Perfect Shot, by Elaine Marie Alphin, is probably the best book I have ever read. It is basically about a teenager named Brian Hammek. He was outside playing basketball, and he watches his girlfriend get murdered. He loves to play basketball. One day he went to court to try to set his girlfriend's father free, he was kicked out of the courtroom and he hid in the bathroom and was threatened by his girlfriend's murderer. After a game he was up in his room when the murderer broke into his house and tried to kill him. He made the perfect shot on the murderer and saved his family's lives. I think the pace of this book was different than you would find in other books. It starts out fast, but then it slows down. In the end it speeds back up again. If you like thrillers, than this is a book you need to read. You never what is going to happened. That is a quick review of The Perfect Shot.
Wonderfully Excellent December 11, 2007
Jill Dunsmore
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw this book in the bookstore and read the inside cover and thought it sounded very good. But I didn't get to read it for a few months, so I let my camp friend borrow it, and when he finished it in a few weeks, he said it was a very great book.
The story is well played out, and the characters are very great. I loved the mystery within it all, and the sadness throughout. This is a wonderful teen book that is quite amazing, and every teen who enjoys sports books or mystery books should buy this, because it's very entertaining.
 Slow Start, But Worth It! May 17, 2007
C. Ellis (Des Moines, IA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Like other reviewers, I think this is a great story. There are multiple levels to the plot--a murder mystery, a run at a basketball championship, a school project mirroring real life, a friendship tested. Even with all these elements working together, the story isn't convoluted. The start of the story, though, does drag a bit, especially compared to the fast pace of the rest of the novel. Overall a great read, though--another great one by this author!--and one that boys and girls alike would enjoy.
This Author Deserves More Recognition April 20, 2006
Jarrod T Thompson (Junction City, KS)
21 out of 23 found this review helpful
I read this book based on a student recommendation. What a welcome surprise. This author deserves much more recognition for her talent. I look at and read Young Adult books all the time, but I knew nothing of this book.
The Perfect Shot is a wonderful look at teen life and the struggles human beings go through when dealing with a loss. This book is also an experienced look at the struggles young adults go through when trying to figure out what their place is in this world.
The book does all of the above and accelerates the plot with a suspenseful ending that will leave the reader wanting to read whatever this author produces.
This book is a gem of a Young Adult book. This is a definite must-read.
I am now going to backtrack and read this author's other books, one of which is an Edgar Award winner.
THE BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! March 14, 2006
E. Hardwick (I luv this book, USA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I loved this book so much! I dont see how anyone couldn't. i read it for fun and it turned out to teach me a lot about love and about law. I can understand things more clearly by relating experiences to experiences of the characters. their lives are magnificently changing and understandable. i would reccomend this book to people who love teen murder mysteries and amazing pieces of writing that touch your heart. this book made me feel, it made me cry, it made me laugh. this book is about life and understanding the situation. the characters' struggles are real and exciting. this book is amazing.
I couldnt put this book down, but at some parts i had to, this story is very intense and that made it all the more lovely.
the murder of one boy's girlfriend turns into a path to life discovery, a path that leads to the meaning of everything. read this book and follow young Brian, go down the path with him. you will discover too.
|
|
|
| |
