Children's ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
Shoot-Out: a Comeback Kids Novel
Mike Lupica · 2010
🎙 Narrated by Keith Nobbs
66/100
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A decent, feel-good sports story about learning that being team captain means showing up for your teammates off the field, not just scoring goals — it handles a teammate's grief with real care. It's fairly familiar, formulaic ground for the Comeback Kids series, so don't expect surprises. The narration didn't get much specific notice one way or the other, but it's a safe, fine pick for the sports-loving kid in your house.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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🎙 Narration: unknown Narrated by Keith Nobbs for Listening Library; no specific critical commentary on the narration was found.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness58
Craft & writing60
Originality42
Evidence & accuracy72
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit88
Human-eye read62
Penny’s verdict66
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