The Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman

Eddie Ball lives in a trailer park with his mom.  She works at a Finkel Foods but is dismissed when the company starts losing sales.  About that time Eddie, with the help of a friend, Annie, enter a competition hosted by Finkel Foods and wins the chance to earn one million dollars if he can hit a shot from the foul line during half-time of a NBA playoff game. Eddie works hard to get ready for the shot, but Mr. Finkel is working hard to stop him. Will Eddie's hard work, and supportive friends and family get him through?

I read this book because it is one that is sometimes one of the Battle of the Books titles.  It is cute, and I like the friend relationship between Eddie and Annie. I wondered if the writer would have him make the shot or miss it but then learn a valuable lesson.  It could have gone either way and have been a good book. Gutman is an interesting author.  I have enjoyed some of his books, and really disliked others.  I think this one is somewhere in the middle.  No rave review, but a good choice for a youngish child who likes sports. (2006, 126 p.)

PS: This book suffered from a series of unattractive covers.