Heat

March 27, 2012
By

Mike Lupica
Realistic Fiction
Reviewed by V. Darpino
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Michael Arroyo is a pitcher that throws some serious heat. He is a twelve year-old Cuban immigrant that throws an 80 mile and hour fastball. His goal is to make it to the little league World Series at Yankee stadium in New York City. His life goal is to make it to the major leagues as a pitcher and wants to be like his idol, El Grande. With this killer fastball, he has the capability to do this, but he won’t get there without complications. His mother died of cancer in Cuba and several months after moving to America, his father died of a heart attack. Now it is just him and his seventeen year old brother, Carlos. This promotes a problem, his brother isn’t old enough to legally live on his own, but they don’t want to be taken in by social services and be put in foster care. If people ask about their parents, they tell them that his father is in Florida with his sick uncle. The only people they know are there neighbor Mrs. Cora, and Michael’s friend, Manny Cabrera. After being questioned about his age in baseball, Michael is asked to supply a birth certificate to clarify his age.  If he can’t, then he won’t be able to play in the little league world series.

 

I rated this book 5 out of 5 stars because it is a fast paced book that keeps you on the edge of your seat from cover to cover. The book is hard to put down and is packed with action and conflict. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a relatively easy but fun read. Mike Lupica does an excellent job in illustrating a picture in your mind of what the setting might be like. I loved this book and would defiantly recommend this book to a friend of family member.

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