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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group

ISBN-100670785180

ISBN-139780670785186

eBay Product ID (ePID)201570822

Product Key Features

Book TitleGame Seven

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicFamily / Parents, People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino, People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America, Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, General, Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball, Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorRosemary Wells, Paul Volponi

FormatChildren's Board Books

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight13.3 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2014-000118

ReviewsPRAISE FOR THE FINAL FOUR BY PAUL VOLPONI: "A triple-overtime game keeps readers on the edge of their seats." - BCCB , starred review "This gritty, realistic, and riveting novel deserves the wide audience it will no doubt attract." - School Library Journal , starred review "Volponi nails it when it counts in this dynamic story." - Booklist , starred review "Volponi, a multiple award-winning author, keeps the tension high from the first to last page ... The Final Four is definitely a winner." - VOYA , starred review "Volponi's latest combines in-the-moment action, basketball history and the points of view of four college ballplayers with very different lives ... No story or character is simple." - Kirkus Reviews " The Final Four does a terrific job of capturing the emotion of March Madness." -Mike Krzyzewski, Head Coach, Men's Basketball, Duke University "This is a great story about how one sport can transcend different experiences, backgrounds, and beliefs, and unite in a desire to succeed." -Jim Calhoun, Head Coach, Men's Basketball, University of Connecticut (2010 National Champions) "It was inspirational to a coach and full of lessons to children of many ages." -Jamie Dixon, Head Coach, Men's Basketball, University of Pittsburgh "A rocket ride of a plot that rips you into the story from the first line." -Paul Griffin, author of Stay With Me "Paul Volponi delivers a high-octane basketball story fans will cheer for." -Tim Green, author of Deep Zone , a Football Genius novel, Praise for Game Seven : "An entertaining tale of baseball, family and loyalty." - Kirkus Praise for The Final Four by Paul Volponi: "A triple-overtime game keeps readers on the edge of their seats." - BCCB , starred review "This gritty, realistic, and riveting novel deserves the wide audience it will no doubt attract." - School Library Journal , starred review "Volponi nails it when it counts in this dynamic story." - Booklist , starred review "Volponi, a multiple award-winning author, keeps the tension high from the first to last page ... The Final Four is definitely a winner." - VOYA , starred review "Volponi's latest combines in-the-moment action, basketball history and the points of view of four college ballplayers with very different lives ... No story or character is simple." - Kirkus Reviews " The Final Four does a terrific job of capturing the emotion of March Madness." -Mike Krzyzewski, Head Coach, Men's Basketball, Duke University "This is a great story about how one sport can transcend different experiences, backgrounds, and beliefs, and unite in a desire to succeed." -Jim Calhoun, Head Coach, Men's Basketball, University of Connecticut (2010 National Champions) "It was inspirational to a coach and full of lessons to children of many ages." -Jamie Dixon, Head Coach, Men's Basketball, University of Pittsburgh "A rocket ride of a plot that rips you into the story from the first line." -Paul Griffin, author of Stay With Me "Paul Volponi delivers a high-octane basketball story fans will cheer for." -Tim Green, author of Deep Zone , a Football Genius novel

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

SynopsisMy name is Julio Ramirez Jr. and baseball is my whole life. Since he was ten, Julio has lived in the shadow of his famous father. Not just because Julio Senior is a pitcher for the Miami Marlins, but because he fled Cuba to play professional baseball, leaving his Julio and his mother and sister branded as the family of a traitor. Now sixteen, Julio dreams of playing for Cuba's national team--until he finds out his father's defection may destroy his chances. When he's given the opportunity to flee Cuba, he has to make the toughest choice of his life. Can he abandon his family, just like his Papi did? Will freedom be worth the perilous journey and risking prison if he's caught? Will his Papi be waiting for him on the other shore--or, with the Marlins in the World Series against the Yankees, has Julio Senior forgotten about his son? Set against the backdrop of the Series on which everything depends, Game Seven is a suspenseful story of loyalty, survival, and baseball., My name is Julio Ramirez Jr. and baseball is my whole life. Since he was ten, Julio has lived in the shadow of his famous father. Not just because Julio Senior is a pitcher for the Miami Marlins, but because he fled Cuba to play professional baseball, leaving his Julio and his mother and sister branded as the family of a traitor. Now sixteen, Julio dreams of playing for Cuba's national team-until he finds out his father's defection may destroy his chances. When he's given the opportunity to flee Cuba, he has to make the toughest choice of his life. Can he abandon his family, just like his Papi did? Will freedom be worth the perilous journey and risking prison if he's caught? Will his Papi be waiting for him on the other shore-or, with the Marlins in the World Series against the Yankees, has Julio Senior forgotten about his son? Set against the backdrop of the Series on which everything depends, Game Seven is a suspenseful story of loyalty, survival, and baseball.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.V8877Gam 2015