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ISBN: 0142407577

EAN: 9780142407578

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Emigration & Immigration/Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings/Juvenile Fiction / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes/Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 03/04/2007

Age Range: 10-UP

Synopsis: 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-yearold 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.

Awards: American Library Association Notable Books for Children – null  California Young Reader Medal – null  Colorado Childrens Book Award – null  Georgia Childrens Book Award – null  Golden Sower Award – null  Iowa Teen Award – null  Land of Enchantment Book Award – null  Maine Student Book Award – null  New York State Charlotte Award – null  Nutmeg Childrens Book Award – null  Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award – null  Sasquatch Reading Award – null  Volunteer State Book Award – null  Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Book Award – null  Young Hoosier Book Award – null 

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Illustrated: No

Format: UK-B Format Paperback

Height: 0.63 inches

Width: 5.52 inches

Length: 8.24 inches

Weight: 8.64 oz

Pages: 240