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Heat
by Lupica, Mike
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399243011
- ISBN 13
- 9780399243011
- Seller
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Philomel Books, 2006 Hard cover with light bumping to extremities; color pictorial dust jacket with some scrapes and scuffs, original price intact ($16.99). Award-winning sports writer, Mike Lupica's second book for a juvenile audience. Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years-old and he has no parents to offer them proof.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Cliff Nielsen (Jacket Art). 8vo.
Synopsis
The #1 Bestseller! Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat along with aspirations of leading his team all the way to the Little League World Series. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led the family’s escape from Cuba, Michael’s only family is his seventeen-yearold brother Carlos. If Social Services hears of their situation, they will be separated in the foster-care system—or worse, sent back to Cuba. Together, the boys carry on alone, dodging bills and anyone who asks too many questions. But then someone wonders how a twelve-year-old boy could possibly throw with as much power as Michael Arroyo throws. With no way to prove his age, no birth certificate, and no parent to fight for his cause, Michael’s secret world is blown wide open, and he discovers that family can come from the most unexpected sources. Perfect for any Little Leaguer with dreams of making it big--as well as for fans of Mike Lupica's other New York Times bestsellers Travel Team, The Big Field, The Underdogs, Million-Dollar Throw , and The Game Changers series, this cheer-worthy baseball story shows that when the game knocks you down, champions stand tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009983
- Title
- Heat
- Author
- Lupica, Mike
- Illustrator
- Cliff Nielsen (Jacket Art)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0399243011
- ISBN 13
- 9780399243011
- Publisher
- Philomel Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- baseball, Cuba, Immigration
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E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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