By reading this book i think that he is a good author and i would like to read more of his books. Carl deukers official website young adult novels by carl. The website maintained by carl deuker, awardwinning young adult sports novelist. I was too small for football, a little too chicken to hang in there against the best fastballs.
Deuker s books are aimed at middleschool to high school audiences. Married and the father of marian, carl currently teaches in the northshore school district outside of seattle. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of high heat by carl deuker. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Title high heat author carl deuker genre sports fiction,fiction plot overview the main character shane hunter goes to one of the best schools in seattle, which is really expensive for his parents who are pretty rich. What is the setting of the book high heat by carl deuker.
Deuker night hoops fills the pages with dozens of exciting playbyplay sequences. This book is about a boy named nick abbott, he is a very good basketball player and enjoys spending time with his family and friends. Shane hunter had the perfect life until it was turned upside down by his dads criminal life this picture shows how huge his house was and that shane had everything. Jan 15, 2016 shawn escamilla created this book trailer for the book payback time.
While trying to prove that he is good enough to be on his high schools varsity basketball team, nick must also deal with his parents divorce and the erractic behavior of a troubled classmate who lives across the street. He describes his younger self as a classic secondstringer. Carl deuker books list of books by author carl deuker. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Deuker s most recent novel, payback time was published in september 2010.
High heat like the game of baseball, life is quirky and unpredictable, as shane hunter discovers in the spring of his sophomore year. The bulletin good baseball books are in short supply for teens. Dec 15, 2011 when sophomore shane hunters father is arrested for money laundering at his lexus dealership, the star pitchers life of affluence and private school begins to fall apart. High heat and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. He was an english major at university of california, berkeley, during which he took part in the years of protest against the vietnam war. Voya night hoops an ala best book star an excellent novel.
Carl deukers novel runner is the story of chance taylor, a high school senior who could have been a terrific athlete. Shane was forced to leave these luxuries after his fathers death and downsized to a much different. Carl deuker once told sata that he is often asked by his readers if he writes sports novels for young adults because he was an outstanding. Hunter has a meeting and shane has a game against inglemour high school. High heat joins the deuker canon with yet another fine study of a conflicted soul whose ethical salvation is determined in a sporting arena, and once more readers are left to ponder whether a tainted success loses its sweet savor.
His characters are high school athletes with differing abilities, ambitions, and psychological baggage, but their stories all unfold within the sports that they choose to play. Deuker night hoops fills the pages with dozens of exciting playbyplay. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading high heat. When shane goes to school and sees his father in the local section of the paper. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. He really puts you in their shoes the characters are, shane, marian, and their mom. Carl deuker 1950 biography personal, career, member. He is the author of three sports novels, on the devils court, heart of a champion, and painting the black, all of which were selected as ala best books for young adults. He is the teams closer he is pitching very well and has everything going for him until his dad gets arrested.
Mar 21, 2003 as a person who loves the game of baseball, i had been looking for a good fiction book about the sport that also has a good plotline. Painting the back, night hoops, high heat, runner, gym candy. Contributor of short story, if you cant be lucky, to ultimate sports, edited by donald gallo. He is the author of on the devils court, heart of a champion, night hoops, painting the black, high heat, runner, gym candy, payback time, swagger, and gutless 92016. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read high heat. Although deukers books are set in high school, he actually writes for the. Deuker uses baseball to track his main characters character arc. He has been a middleschool teacher since 1977, writing his books at night and in the.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers high quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. High heat is a young adult novel by carl deuker published in. However, after his father faced legal problems, he took his own life. He was born august 26, 1950 in san francisco california and writes novels for teenagers and adults about sports. Heart of a champion was named book of the year in nebraska, pennsylvania, and tennessee. Suddenly and without warning his life of privilege is turned upside down. In conclusion, high heat was an exciting book about baseball and life intertwined. Mar 15, 2005 high heat by carl deuker is a battle between sports and life, lived by shane hunter. Mar 21, 2003 high heat ebook written by carl deuker.
Games are lost and won in your mind as much as they are on the field. Get ebooks high heat on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. A baseballplaying teens life of privilege is turned upside down in this exciting novel by carl. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read night hoops. Ya book of the year in pennsylvania, nebraska, and tennessee.
Carl deuker is the author of such highly regarded sports novels as on the devils court, night hoops, and gym candy. This represents when the police had to come into shanes house and investigate his dads death, which was very hard. However, because his mother left home and his father is an alcoholic, chance now runs drugs and other contraband to bring money into the house. Carl deukers official website young adult novels by carl deuker. Overweight, somewhat timid mitch reluctantly agrees to be the sports reporter for the lincoln high newspaper because he is. High heat joins the deuker canon with yet another fine study of a conflicted soul whose ethical salvation is determined in a sporting arena. Narrator shane hunter is the closer for his high school baseball teamthe. The book high heat by carl deuker was a great read. Shane and his friends greg, and cody are playing their first baseball game of the year.
Ann rider, and deuker readily acknowledged her guidance and assistance. Sep 07, 2009 night hoops ebook written by carl deuker. Carl deuker is described as a rising young star in psychological sports fiction by jim trelease in the readaloud handbook. Heart of a champion by carl deuker book trailer youtube. Night hoops 2001 and other, read online free in epub,txt at. These side conflicts in high heat really add to the main conflict, and create a real life scenario depicted by carl deuker. High heat is a young adult novel by carl deuker published in 2003. Carl shows the life of a troubled family through three main characters. Oct 18, 2009 the setting of the book high heat by carl deuker takes place at shorelakes high school baseball tyeams field in seattle. Since carl grew up in the bay area, he is a long time giants fan.
The book high heat by carl deuker details the struggles of a young baseball players career. Coach tells shane he wants him to keep pitching even though he lost the last two games. Originally, the main character shane goes to shorelake high school. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Book trailer for high heat by carl deuker trailer by airoh c. He has good friends, lots of money, and baseball skills. On the devils court was ya book of the year in south carolina. Mar 21, 2003 carl deuker an author i did not know about before reading this book, high heat is a very talented author. Shane is a great pitcher until a fateful day when he hits an opponent in the head with one of his pitches. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of carl deuker books online. Written by carl deuker, audiobook narrated by stafford clarkprice. His popular titles include gym candy, payback time, runner, and high heat. He begins to get into trouble, and it escalates from there. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.