Deuker, Carl. High heat.DEUKER, Carl. High heat. HarperTrophy. 345p. c2003.0-06-057248-5. $6.99. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2003: From the author of Night Hoops and Painting the Black comes another successful sports story featuring a teenage athlete in crisis. Shane is an important part of his prep school's baser ball team as the closing pitcher--he has a fastball few can hit. His comfortable life is transformed when his father is arrested for laundering money for drug lords, and further turned upside Upside The potential dollar amount by which the market or a stock could rise. Notes: This is basically an educated guess on how high a stock could go in the near future. See also: Bull, Downside down when his father commits suicide. Shane, his mother, and little sister are now without any income. They sell their lovely home and move into public housing. Shane's mother gets a job, while Shane is transferred to the local high school and must baby-sit for his sister after school. Shane's anger and bitterness--his grief at the loss of his father--cause him to sneak out Verb 1. sneak out - leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard" slip away, sneak away, sneak off, steal away to be with some other teens in the projects: the boys steal beer regularly, get drunk, and then get into trouble. The probation officer probation officer n. 1. An official usually attached to a juvenile court and charged with the care of juvenile delinquents. 2. An official charged with supervising convicts at large on suspended sentence or probation. puts Shane in touch with a no-nonsense baseball coach at the high school Shane now attends. This is a fairly complex story (longer than many YA novels) in which the main character goes through many changes from the beginning to the end. Several years pass (three baseball seasons). There are no sudden resolutions. For instance, when Shane gets a real break and a scout from a college comes to watch him play, Shane does a miserable job and the scout goes away unimpressed. The baseball details are absolutely believable be·liev·a·ble adj. Capable of eliciting belief or trust. See Synonyms at plausible. be·liev  a·bil , as is the slow maturation maturation /mat·u·ra·tion/ (mach-u-ra´shun)1. the process of becoming mature. 2. attainment of emotional and intellectual maturity. 3. of Shane. Those who like sports stories will approve, and those who like stories of a teenager Teenager See also Adolescence. Ah, Wilderness! high-school senior has problems with girls and his father. [Am. Drama: O’Neill Ah, Wilderness! in Sobel, 15] Aldrich, Henry teenaged film character of the 1940s. [Am. in trouble with the law will also enjoy reading this book. Claire Rosser, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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