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High Heat Hardback - 2003

by Carl Deuker

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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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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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  • Title High Heat
  • Author Carl Deuker
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston
  • Publication date 2003-03-21
  • ISBN 9780618311170 / 0618311173
  • Weight 1.07 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.57 x 5.83 x 1.09 in (21.77 x 14.81 x 2.77 cm)
  • Age range 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 620
  • Category Young Adult Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Family problems, Family
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002015324
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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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

“High Heat joins the Deuker canon with yet another fine study of a conflicted soul whose ethical 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

“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

“There’s enough taut sports action here to satisfy the most avid fan.” Booklist, ALA

“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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