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Genre/Form: | Young adult fiction Fiction Fictional Work Sports fiction Young adult works Novels Romans Romans, nouvelles, etc Juvenile fiction |
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Material Type: | Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Carl Deuker |
ISBN: | 9780358012429 0358012422 |
OCLC Number: | 1088599623 |
Target Audience: | 690L |
Description: | 354 pages ; 22 cm |
Responsibility: | Carl Deuker. |
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"With short, fast-paced chapters, Deuker's realistic novel pits poverty, friendship, teamwork, self-reliance, and supportive adults against wealth, privilege, overambition, and overbearing helicopter parents. Even readers who don't like baseball will be riveted to this human-interest, underdog story." - Booklist (starred review)"Deuker weaves an interesting plot dealing with socio-economic inequality and drug use into a cast of varied characters. An entertaining visit to the ballpark." - Kirkus Reviews"Acclaimed sportswriter Deuker deftly weaves baseball action into a solid coming-of-age tale, as Laz navigates the class divide when the well-off Thurmans take him in when he switches schools." - School Library Journal"Readers will be plenty worried about Laz's future....cheer[ing] for Laz's next longshot chance." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Read more...


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