Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app Cancel 1. "Readers will be plenty worried about Laz’s future….cheer for Laz’s next longshot chance. This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived. He describes his younger self as a classic second-stringer: I was too slow and too short for basketball I was too small for football, a little too chicken to hang in there against the best fastballs. "Acclaimed sportswriter Deuker deftly weaves baseball action into a solid coming-of-age tale, as Laz navigates the class divide when the well-off Thurmans take him in when he switches schools." - School Library Journal Carl Deuker is a celebrated author of top-flight sports writing matched to uncommonly perceptive coming-of-age stories (Kirkus Reviews). An entertaining visit to the ballpark." - Kirkus Reviews Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. "Deuker weaves an interesting plot dealing with socio-economic inequality and drug use into a cast of varied characters. Golden Arm is written by Carl Deuker and published by Clarion Books. Even readers who don’t like baseball will be riveted to this human-interest, underdog story." - Booklist (starred review) ★ "With short, fast-paced chapters, Deuker’s realistic novel pits poverty, friendship, teamwork, self-reliance, and supportive adults against wealth, privilege, overambition, and overbearing helicopter parents.
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