Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Brendan halpins new novel is about friendship, family, soccer, and the confusing time when everything that used to feel simple suddenly feels complicated. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. Brendan halpin is a teacher and the author of books for adults and young adults including the alex awardwinning donorboy, forever changes. Until amanda contracts severs disease heel pain and cant keep up. Shutout by brendan halpin 2010, hardcover for sale. Suddenly, everything amanda took for granted is changing, in halpins new novel about friendship, family, and soccer. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read how ya like me now. When amanda and lena, best friends, tried out for varsity, they hoped they would make it, but doubted it. It talks about 2 girls who are going to be freshmen and are trying to make the varsity soccer team. Shutout by brendan halpin amanda loves soccerso does her best friend lena. Whether it is friendship issues, family problems, or just while playing soccer, the author captures it all perfectly.
This book, shutout, includes really well written imagery. Shutout by brendan halpin book cover, description, publication history. It shows how determined they are to make the varsity team. To edit or update the above biography on brendan halpin, please log in or register.
Brendan halpin s novel about long lost friendship and soccer, is filled with suspense and twists and turns that make you never want to put the book down. I figure that there is always something in them for the audience. Amanda and lena have been soccer stars and best friends for years, but now, when amanda makes the junior varsity team and lena makes the varsity, amanda finds herself increasingly shut out of her friends life. Amanda is sure theyll both make the varsity team in ninth grade and go on to win the state championship. Read shutout by brendan halpin for free with a 30 day free trial. Download read shutout 2010 by brendan halpin in pdf. Amanda main character lena amandas best friend plot. Shutout by brendan halpin overdrive rakuten overdrive. Bostonarea writing coach for college essays, academic, business, personal, and creative writing. In donorboy, writer and teacher brendan halpin does a remarkable job in capturing the ways of adolescent communication in this online world. The words, details, and scenarios he used helped you to really connect with the characters throughout the story. Books by brendan halpin authors like brendan halpin what. This book was really good, brendan halpin used real life scenarios and details making the story interesting. Shutout quotes showing 11 of 1 if you wait for everyone else to do the right thing before you do the right thing, then youll never do whats right.
Books go search hello select your address best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards customer service sell registry. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shutout. A novel by brendan halpin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Deep down i know that ya books serve a purpose beyond reading and entertainment. The two are inseparable and unstoppable on the soccer field. Lena and amanda are best friends and star soccer playersbut what happens when the thing they love most threatens to tear them apart. Pdf you got to dance with them what brung you download. Amandas a likable character and while the book is mostly about friendships and soccer, theres humor here too. Join facebook to connect with brendan halpin and others you may know. Bookshare accessible books for individuals with print disabilities. Click to read more about shutout by brendan halpin. Hello select your address last minute christmas deals christmas shop vouchers amazonbasics best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards christmas shop vouchers. Shutout brendan halpin lena and amanda are best friends and star soccer playersbut what happens when the thing they love most threatens to tear them apart. These questions and more will be answered in the novel shutout by brendan halpin.
Brendan halpin is the author of how ya like me now and forever changes, as well as a number of books for adults. As i am reading shantaram, which is about pages long, i figured a short ya book was the perfect alternate book and i was right. I think that amanda and lena will start drifting apart because they are on different teams and they will make different friends. Aug 17, 2010 fourteenyearold amanda is on the cusp of many changes at the outset of her freshman year. Everything changes for 14yearold amanda just as shes about to begin her. From the sidelines of junior varsity, amanda watches as lenas sudden social success with the varsity. Brendan halpin fourteenyearold amanda and her best friend lena start high school looking forward to playing on the varsity soccer team, but when lena makes varsity and amanda only makes junior varsity, their long. You have to do whats right even if other people arent. The basis of donorboy is the union of an orphaned girl, rosalind, and sean cassidy, the man who donated the sperm that resulted in her conception.
Brendan halpin is a published author of young adult books. With shutout, brendan halpin has created a powerful story of friendship, sportsmanship, and growing up. Books by brendan halpin authors like brendan halpin. Lena and amanda are best friends and star soccer playersbut what happens when the thing they love most threatens to tea. Personal website for brendan halpin view the website share. Halpin used great detail to describe the characters and the issues they are facing. While there is plenty of soccer action for fans of the sport, the book will also appeal to teens looking for a solid friendship story. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
I read the book shutout by brendan halpin and it was a fastpaced, exciting read. Amanda and lena have been soccer stars and best friends for years, but now, when amanda makes the junior varsity te. It was relatable to me because i also playenjoy soccer. Another sports fiction book and this one felt like the right book to start off the summer.
Books by brendan halpin authors like brendan halpin what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. Brendan halpin books, biography, contact information. Brendan halpins novel about long lost friendship and soccer, is filled with suspense and twists and turns that make you never want to put the book down. Fourteenyearold amanda and her best friend lena start high school looking forward to playing on the varsity soccer team, but when lena makes varsity and amanda only makes junior varsity, their long friendship rapidly changes. Apr 07, 2015 shutout ebook written by brendan halpin. He was a high school english teacher for ten years and presently teaches for year up in boston. Lena was gone and out of cell phone range, so me and my step half whatever siblings just sat around getting on each others nerves, because i gue. You got to dance with them what brung you book summary. Brendan halpin page on teachingbooks view the page share. See all books authored by brendan halpin, including tessa masterson will go to prom, and notes from the blender, and more on. Buy shutout book online at low prices in india shutout. The best friends decide that they are ready for high school soccer, but not exactly ready for all the changes that are to come. Then finally when amanda gets home from the party she lies to her mom says that she had an argument with lena. I really liked this book because i can almost relate to it because i play soccer.
Shutout ebook by brendan halpin 9781504006835 rakuten kobo. Halpins narrative adeptly segues between adrenalinefilled soccer matches to. Brendan halpin synopsis amanda and lena have been soccer stars and best friends for years, but now, when amanda makes the junior varsity team and lena makes the varsity, amanda finds herself increasingly shut out of her friends life. He is also the coauthor of tessa masterson will go to prom, with emily franklin, and notes from the blender, with trish cook, both of which the american library association named to its rainbow list. Published credits of brendan halpin include forever changes and how ya like me now. Until now, soccer and her best friend lena have been constants in amandas life. Brendan halpin books list of books by author brendan halpin. Suddenly, everything amanda took for granted is changingbut shes about to discover that might not be bad. Buy shutout book online at best prices in india on. As amanda finds her place in the world, author brendan halpin manages to give young readers plenty to contemplate without seeming to offer heavyhanded advice.
The author, brendan halpin, uses imagery and description to help the reader understand what amanda is going through. But when lena makes the cut and amanda doesnt, everything seems uncertain, and amanda worries that her best friend is leaving her behind. Shutout by brendan halpin, 9780374368999, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Shutout by brendan halpin halpin, brendan shutout, pgs 183. The subtitle makes me think that amanda thought she knew her best friend, but once they enter high school she will see that. Apr 07, 2015 how ya like me now ebook written by brendan halpin. The subtitle makes me think that amanda thought she. Shutout 2010 read online free book by brendan halpin in. However, varsity tryouts and severs disease a common heel injury found in many young athletes alters her plans. Brendan halpin is a teacher and the author of books for adults and young adults including the alex awardwinning donorboy, forever changes, and the junior library guild selection shutout.
Of the roughly 200,000 regular season games that have been played since the origins of the major leagues, only about 10 percent have been shutouts. Amanda and lena have been soccer stars and best friends for years, but now. I recommend this book to all because its a friendship crisis. Shutout quotes by brendan halpin goodreads share book. This book is very relatable to soccer fans and adrenaline filled during some intense soccer matches. Amanda is sure theyll both make the varsity team in ninth grade and go on to win the. With shutout, brendan halpin has created a powerful story of friendship, sportsmanship, and. The shutout a game in which a team prevents its opponent from scoringremains relatively rare. For six years, they have been an unstoppable team on and off the field.
He is also the coauthor of tessa masterson will go to prom. Soccer has always been a part of lena and amandas friendship. Because of the title of the book, shutout, i predict that amanda will be shutout by her best friend. Shutout book the seattle public library bibliocommons. Amanda gets grounded and amandas mom calls lenas mom and tells. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. Brendan halpin author visit amazons brendan halpin page. Shutout is a refreshing addition to the genre of realistic fiction for teens. In her longawaited new collection, the colt peacekeeper of american political humor draws a bead on targets that range from the libidoinchief to newt gingrich, campaign funnymoney to the legislative lunacy of her native texasand hits a bullseye every time. Halpin goes very in depth at expressing her characters throughout the whole book. Read shutout by brendan halpin available from rakuten kobo. The end is exhilarating and satisfying, but its also realistic.
Lena and amanda are unstoppable, on the soccer field and at home. Amanda and lena have been soccer stars and best friends for years, but now, when amanda makes the. Cook overnight sensation and halpin shutout coauthor an amusing if slightly overstuffed story about two families that collide amid marriages and misunderstandings. Read online shutout pdf by brendan halpin for free.
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