Heat
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- ISBN: 9780739329337 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 0739329332 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
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remote - Publisher: [New York] : Listening Library, 2006.
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General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 6:13:50. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Paolo Andino. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 89538 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Genre: | DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK. Audiobooks. |
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- Baker & Taylor
Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof. - EBSCOhost
Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led the family's escape from Cuba, Michael's only family is his seventeen-year-old brother Carlos. If Social Services hears of their situation, they will be separated in the foster-care system--or worse, sent back to Cuba. Together, the boys carry on alone, dodging bills and anyone who asks too many questions. But then someone wonders how a twelve-year-old boy could possibly throw with as much power as Michael Arroyo throws. With no way to prove his age, no birth certificate, and no parent to fight for his cause, Michael's secret world is blown wide open, and he discovers that family can come from the most unexpected sources.Ã "The dialogue crackles, and the rich cast of supporting characters--especially Michael's battery mate, catcher and raconteur Manny--nearly steals the show. Top-notch entertainment in the Carl Hiaasen mold."--Booklist, starred review - Findaway World Llc
Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led the familyâs escape from Cuba, Michaelâs only family is his seventeen-year-old brother Carlos. If Social Services hears of their situation, they will be separated in the foster-care systemâor worse, sent back to Cuba. Together, the boys carry on alone, dodging bills and anyone who asks too many questions. But then someone wonders how a twelve-year-old boy could possibly throw with as much power as Michael Arroyo throws. With no way to prove his age, no birth certificate, and no parent to fight for his cause, Michaelâs secret world is blown wide open, and he discovers that family can come from the most unexpected sources.
âThe dialogue crackles, and the rich cast of supporting charactersâespecially Michaelâs battery mate, catcher and raconteur Mannyânearly steals the show. Top-notch entertainment in the Carl Hiaasen mold.ââBooklist, starred review