Seth and Jimmy have the kind of friendship you can't put into words - the kind you think only happens in books and movies. They both live and breath baseball, but while Seth struggles to be good enough to make the varsity team, Jimmy, a natural, looks like he's on his way to becoming a major league start someday. On and off the field, their passion for the game gets them through some of life's bitterest struggles and unites them in a once in a lifetime friendship that is meant to last forever... [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Avon Flare, Heart Of a Champion .

This book has been graded for interest at 13-18 years.

There are 192 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2007 by Turtleback Books .

Carl Deuker is a teacher in the Northshore School District outside of Seattle. He has won numerous awards for his novels.