Strike Zone
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Twelve-year-old star Little League pitcher Nick Garcia has a dream. Several, in fact. He dreams he’ll win this season’s MVP and the chance to throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium. He dreams he’ll meet his hero, Yankee’s pitcher Michael Arroyo. He dreams they’ll find a cure for Lupus so he sister won’t have to suffer. But mostly, he dreams one day his family can stop living in fear of the government. For one kid, it’s almost too much to bear.
Luckily, Nick has his two best friends Ben and Diego to keep him balanced. But when Nick notices a mysterious man lurking on his street corner, he senses a threat. Suddenly, his worst fears are realized, and just when it seems there’s no one they can trust, an unexpected hero emerges and changes everything.
ISBN: 9780525514886
JLG Release: Dec 2019
Sensitive Areas:
Racism
Topics:
Baseball
, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
, Dominican Americans
, Family life
, Bronx, New York
, Emigration and immigration
, Hispanic and Latino Americans
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
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Book Details
ISBN
9780525514886
First Release
December 2019
Genre
Fic
Dewey Classification
F
Trim Size
9" x 6"
Page Count
272
Accelerated Reader
Level 5.4; Points: 9;
Scholastic Reading Counts
Level 0; Points: 0;
Lexile
Level 790L
Format
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Philomel
Potentially Sensitive Areas
Racism
Topics
Baseball, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Dominican Americans, Family life, Bronx, New York, Emigration and immigration, Hispanic and Latino Americans,
