He has good friends, lots of money, and baseball skills. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Married and the father of marian, carl currently teaches in the northshore school district outside of seattle. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. His characters are high school athletes with differing abilities, ambitions, and psychological baggage, but their stories all unfold within the sports that they choose to play. Carl deuker is the author of such highly regarded sports novels as on the devils court, night hoops, and gym candy. Deuker uses baseball to track his main characters character arc. Houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company, 2015. Ive read it 10 times and it gets even better ever time.
Carl deuker wrote this book with feeling and amusement. High heat hardcover march 21, 2003 by carl deuker author. Read high heat by carl deuker available from rakuten kobo. Carl deuker is described as a rising young star in psychological sports fiction by jim trelease in the readaloud handbook. Shane and his friends greg, and cody are playing their first baseball game of the year. Yabc is your first stop for all things book related. It is about a high school baseball player named shane hunter. Book trailer for high heat by carl deuker trailer by airoh c. Founded in 1998 by now author kimberly pauley as a basic stopover for people looking for information on young adult books, yabc has since evolved into one of the largest professional book recommendation sites targeted towards tween and teen readers. When sophomore shane hunters father is arrested for money laundering at his lexus dealership, the star pitchers life of affluence and private school begins to fall apart. Everything seems to be going good for him until the middle of one of his games. Shanes dad owns a lexus dealership, and contributes to why shane can afford to attend shorelake high. With high heat, carl deuker again shows a steady hand with plot as he tells the tale of shane hunter, a kid who loses his father early on in the book and fights personal turmoil on the baseball diamond as a star closer. Like the game of baseball, life is quirky and unpredictable, as shane hunter discovers in the spring of his sophomore ye.
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Deuker fills the page with dozens of exciting playbyplay sequences. Title high heat authorcarl deuker genre sports fiction,fiction plot overview the main character shane hunter goes to one of the best schools in seattle, which is really expensive for his parents who are pretty rich. High heat is a young adult novel by carl deuker published in 2003. The book i am recommending is high heat by carl deuker. The book high heat by carl deuker was a great read. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
Buy high heat book online at low prices in india high. Narrator shane hunter is the closer for his high school baseball teamthe treasured pitcher whose job is to take to the mound in the crucial final innings of a game. As a young boy, he spent many hours in the creek behind his house and in the wooded area west of his house. Carl deuker has 12 books on goodreads with 38114 ratings. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read high heat. Buy high heat book online at best prices in india on. High heat ebook by carl deuker 9780547528694 rakuten kobo. Carl deuker was raised in redwood city, california, the son of jack deuker and marie milligan deuker. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. In a baseball game, the score changes several times, and the author explores the role of sports in helping people feel a sense of control over their lives. Narrator shane hunter is the closer for his high school baseball teamthe treasured pitcher whose job is to take to the mound in the crucial final innings of a.
The story opens with the first baseball game of the season for shane hunters high school team. High heat by carl deuker 2005, paperback for sale online. Written by carl deuker, audiobook narrated by stafford clarkprice. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Like the game of baseball, life is quirky and unpredictable, as shane hunter discovers in the spring of his sophomore year. High heat by carl deuker is a battle between sports and life, lived by shane hunter. Find books like high heat from the worlds largest community of readers. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. During the game, two men come into the stands and arrest his dad. He is the teams closer he is pitching very well and has everything going for him until his dad gets arrested.
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