Golden arm / Carl Deuker.

Author/creator Deuker, Carl author.
Format Book
PublicationBoston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
Copyright Date©2020
Description354 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Baseball stories.
Poverty--Juvenile fiction.
Stuttering--Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Juvenile fiction.
High school students--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Washington (State). --Seattle. --Juvenile fiction.
Seattle (Wash.)--Juvenile fiction.

Abstract Lazarus "Laz" Weathers has always been shy, and his issue with stuttering when he speaks hasn't helped. Stuck in a Seattle trailer park, Laz finds baseball helps him escape from the world of poverty and drugs. When he gets an opportunity to pitch for the rich kids across town, he has a chance to get drafted by the major leagues. But playing for the other team means leaving behind his family, including Antonio, Laz's younger brother, who more and more, seems to be drawn to the dark world of the Jet City's drug ring. Now Laz will have to choose between being the star pitcher he always dreamed of becoming and the team player his family needs. -- Provided by publisher.
Interest grade level Grades 7-12
Audience 690 Lexile
Genre/formSports fiction.
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formYoung adult fiction.
Genre/formSports fiction.
LCCN 2019006525
ISBN9780358012429 hardcover
ISBN0358012422 hardcover

Availability

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Joyner TRC Fiction F D487GO ✔ Available Place Hold