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Heart of a Champion
Contributor(s): Deuker, Carl (Author)
ISBN: 0316067261     ISBN-13: 9780316067263
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $10.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2007
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Annotation: Jimmy Winter is a born star on the baseball field, and Seth Barnam can only dream of being as talented. Still, the two baseball fanatics have the kind of friendship that should last forever. But when Seth experiences an unthinkable loss, he's forced to find his own personal strength--on and off the field.

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

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 650
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.49" W x 8.26" (0.42 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Plains
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Topical - Friendship
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 8571
Reading Level: 4.2   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Jimmy Winter is a born star on the baseball field, and Seth Barnam can only dream of being as talented. Still, the two baseball fanatics have the kind of friendship that should last forever. But when Seth experiences an unthinkable loss, he's forced to find his own personal strength--on and off the field.

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