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Heart of a Champion

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By Carl Deuker

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On Sale
Apr 1, 2007
Page Count
208 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316067263

Price

$12.99

Price

$16.99 CAD

Format

Trade Paperback

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Baseball keeps them together– but will loss break them apart? This moving story about friendship, grief, and the healing power of sports is a loving ode to the people that keep us batting a thousand, even when we lose our strength. 
 
Seth and Jimmy both live and breathe baseball, but while Seth struggles to be good enough to make the varsity team, Jimmy, a natural, looks like he’s on is way to becoming a major league star some day. Still, their shared passion for the game unites them in an life-long friendship– both on and off the field. But when Seth experiences an unthinkable loss, he’s forced to find his own personal strength– and he’ll need a friend to do it.

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
An ALA Best Book for Reluctant Readers
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Book of the Year

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • General

Carl Deuker is a teacher in the Northshore School District outside of Seattle. He has won numerous awards for his novels.

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Carl Deuker

About the Author

Carl Deuker is a teacher in the NorthshoreSchool District outside of Seattle. His novels have won numerous awards, including being selected as Booklist Top Ten Youth Sports Books, VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers, Book Sense 76 Picks, and ALA Best Books for Young Adults.

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