Million-Dollar Throw

In the book "Million Dollar Throw" by Mike Lupica, Lupica comes through and provides strong themes to teach the reader. Some of these strong themes include how to handle pressure, and wanting to provide for your family in whatever way you can. It teaches that a kid as young as Nate who is 13, can help his family in the only way he can, with his very good football arm. This may be considered a sports cliché but it doesn't just speak about sports, it relates it back to everyday life.

One way this book teaches a mental lesson and how to handle pressure is when Nate is under pressure to make the million-dollar throw. Since his family is in desperate economic needs, if he were to make this throw, he would solve all the problems to their financial needs. But it teaches a big mental lesson in how to overcome his fear of missing the throw and not bringing back the money. This shows that someone could be very capable of doing something but out of fear of messing up, they do not achieve that goal. It's a big mental fear to overcome but Nate knows it is something he will have to over come.

In conclusion, it shows how mature Nate is because he knows there is pressure on him, but by knowing this, he knows how to deal with it. That shows great maturity for such a young boy who has a lot to weigh down on his shoulders. This book has many themes, but it's most important are overcoming fears and handling pressures.