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ISBN13: 9780618311170
ISBN10: 0618311173
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Like the game of baseball, life is quirky and unpredictable, as Shane Hunter discovers in the spring of his sophomore year. Suddenly and without warning his life of privilege is turned upside down. And just as suddenly, life begins to seem utterly without fairness or purpose to him.

Exciting, well-written sports scenes transport readers right into the stands while complex issues engage their hearts and minds. For here is a novel of loss, of morality, and of the rare, redemptive power of baseball. Can speaking the truth really determine lives? Just how does one accept, move on, and begin doing the right thing?

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"A story that delivers baseball action along with a rich psychological portrait, told through a compelling first?person narration." School Library Journal

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"Deuker...creates another captivating story. Readers will think they are sitting in the front row with a Cracker Jack box and a Coke....do not let this one slip past." VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

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"High Heat joins the Deuker canon with yet another fine study of a conflicted soul whose eithical salvation is determined in a sporting arena, and once more readers are left to ponder whether a tainted success loses its sweet savor." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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"There?s enough taut sports action here to satisfy the most avid fan." Booklist, ALA

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"Deuker fills the page with dozens of exciting play?by?play sequences; these serve not only to move the story along chronologically, but also act as the metronome for Shane?s personal story of loss, recovery and renewal." Publishers Weekly
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About the Author

Carl Deuker, described by Jim Trelease in The Read-Aloud Handbook as "a rising star in psychological sports fiction," is the author of four sports novels, On the Devil?s Court, Heart of a Champion, Painting the Black, and Night Hoops, all of which were all selected as ALA Best Books for Young Adults. A schoolteacher for twenty years, he lives in Seattle with his wife and teen-age daughter, where he enjoys coaching softball.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780618311170
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Location:
Boston, Mass.
Author:
Deuker, Carl
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Baseball
Subject:
Sports & Recreation - Baseball
Subject:
Social Situations - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Adolescence
Subject:
Schools
Subject:
Fathers
Subject:
High schools
Subject:
Suicide
Subject:
Family problems
Subject:
Social Issues - General
Subject:
Family
Copyright:
2003
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Series Volume:
no. 116
Publication Date:
March 2003
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
from 7
Language:
English
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
8.57x5.83x1.09 in. 1.07 lbs.
Age Level:
10-14
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Product details 288 pages Houghton Mifflin Company - English 9780618311170 Reviews:
"Review" by , "A story that delivers baseball action along with a rich psychological portrait, told through a compelling first?person narration."
"Review" by , "Deuker...creates another captivating story. Readers will think they are sitting in the front row with a Cracker Jack box and a Coke....do not let this one slip past."
"Review" by , "High Heat joins the Deuker canon with yet another fine study of a conflicted soul whose eithical salvation is determined in a sporting arena, and once more readers are left to ponder whether a tainted success loses its sweet savor."
"Review" by , "There?s enough taut sports action here to satisfy the most avid fan."
"Review" by , "Deuker fills the page with dozens of exciting play?by?play sequences; these serve not only to move the story along chronologically, but also act as the metronome for Shane?s personal story of loss, recovery and renewal."
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