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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
EAN num: 9780380731046
ISBN number: 0380731045
Label: HarperTeen
Manufacturer: HarperTeen
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 256
Printing Date: March 01, 1999
Publishing house: HarperTeen
Age index: Ages 4-8
Release Date: March 01, 1999
Sale Popularity Level: 155399
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When a hard ball is coming at you fast, and when it's dancing, too, every single nerve in your body is alert and ready. Your eyes are wide open, and the adrenaline is pumping. It's not a feeling you want to give up, any more than you want to get off a roller coaster.
In his senior year of high school, late-bloomer Ryan Ward has just begun to feel the magic of baseball: the magic of catching a wicked slider, of throwing a runner out, of training hard and pushing limits. But when one of his teammates clearly pushes the limits too far, Ryan is face with a heartbreaking dilemma: he must choose between his love for the game and his integrity.
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Ryan is in the summer before his senior year in high school, and he still feels like he was just visiting school this whole time. He never joined a team or organization, does okay but not great in his classes, and isn't sure where his life is going. When he was younger he used to love baseball and he was really good at it, but when he was twelve he fell out of a tree and broke several bones, including his ankle, which never quite healed right. Since then he hasn't played baseball.
One day in the middle of the summer a new family moves in across the street. There is a guy Ryan's age named Josh, who is a real athletic superstar. He and Ryan become friends, and Josh convinces him that he would make a great baseball catcher. Josh tells him that teams always need catchers, because it's not a job with much glory and not many guys want to do it. Ryan gradually regains his love for the game of baseball and is eager to play again. He is thrilled with his new friend, whom he admires a great deal.
At school, though, Ryan doesn't feel like he really fits in with Josh. Josh is always in the spotlight and he thrives on it. Furthermore, he often acts like a dumb jock, harassing girls and being loud and boisterous with his athlete friends. When both Josh and Ryan make the baseball team, though, things are at least good between them on the field. That is, until a confrontation between Josh and a female classmate puts Ryan in a bad position.
I liked reading about baseball from a catcher's point of view. The author did a good job of explaining why it was such a good position to play. I liked Ryan's grandfather and the quiet way he affected Ryan's life. I also liked how Ryan took control of his life when Josh's focus shifted.
Josh's character was obviously trouble, though, and Ryan knew it from the start of school. I didn't understand why Ryan continued to be loyal to him for so long after he saw what a jerk Josh was.
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The title of my book is Painting the Black. The author of my book is Carl Deuker, who is my favorite author. This book is realistic fiction.
The two main character, Ryan and Josh, are teammates on a baseball team and they are going to the state tournament. Josh, the star pitcher, did something bad to a girl and he got suspended from baseball.
I loved this book and it was the best book I have ever read. It is my favorite book because it is a sports book and is written by my favorite author. This book is suitable for anyone who likes sports and for teenagers.
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Ryan Ward Falls out of a tree at a very young age putting a halt to playing baseball. In Ryan's senior year a new kid Josh Daniels moves on to his street. Josh is great athlete he is the star quarterback on the football team and is the beat pitcher on the baseball team. Ryan soon becomes friends with Josh and they start playing ball together. Josh convinces Ryan to try out for catcher on the high school team, which Ryan does. The team is cruising along until Josh makes a decision that could alter the season.
I think that this was a very good book. I think this is a good book because it teaches life lessons and trying to deal with peer pressure. I think that Carl Deuker does a great job at getting across to young readers in his books about dealing with peer pressure and being a teenager. I know that I am going to try to use the things that Carl Deuker talks about in his books like when Ryan did the responsible thing by telling the principal and the detective that his best friend Josh was the one who did the crime. I also think anyone who enjoyed reading this book should read other books by Carl Deuker. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys sports and also for every teenager.
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Ryan Ward Falls out of a tree at a very young age putting a halt to playing baseball. In Ryan's senior year a new kid Josh Daniels moves on to his street. Josh is great athlete he is the star quarterback on the football team and is the beat pitcher on the baseball team. Ryan soon becomes friends with Josh and they start playing ball together. Josh convinces Ryan to try out for catcher on the high school team, which Ryan does. The team is cruising along until Josh makes a decision that could alter the season.
I think that this was a very good book. I think this is a good book because it teaches life lessons and trying to deal with peer pressure. I think that Carl Deuker does a great job at getting across to young readers in his books about dealing with peer pressure and being a teenager. I know that I am going to try to use the things that Carl Deuker talks about in his books like when Ryan did the responsible thing by telling the principal and the detective that his best friend Josh was the one who did the crime. I also think anyone who enjoyed reading this book should read other books by Carl Deuker. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys sports and also for every teenager.
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The book was superb one of the best I've ever read. I liked this book so much because the action really never stopped. And one other thing, you could think that this book was through the catcher's eyes and that High Heat was through the pitcher's eyes. High Heat is another one of Carl Deukers books.
After the accident, Ryan never tried baseball again until Josh came. Josh was the one who inspired him to at least to try again. So that's what the 2 of them did all summer long. They practiced baseball every day until one day Josh said, "This is my last day of baseball till January because of football season is starting". So come January, they start practicing again. When tryouts come for varsity team, Ryan makes the team as the third string catcher. But with all that hard work he does he becomes the starting catcher. Then his team goes somewhere nobody thought they would.
I think the book would be for a reader between the ages of 11 and up and they definatly have to like sports because thats all its about. The genre is definatly realistic fiction.
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