Book Analysis: Heat By Mike Lupica

The novel that I read over winter break was The DH, by John Feinstein, who is known for his books regarding sports mysteries. The DH, falls under that genre of realistic fiction, along with other books by Feinstein. The novel is one of three books in the series and is the last one. Alex Myers the main character, is an all-star athlete in football, basketball, and baseball, living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attending Chester Heights High. Alex has needed to take care of himself, and his sister Molly, because their dad has been MIA ever since their parents got divorced. On top of all of Alex's stress, his baseball season starts as he finds out his football teammate, Matt Gordon, is eligible to play baseball after found guilty for taking

osh is our protagonist in this book he is the kid with all the power and looks and overall a great guy. During the run to the championship Josh goes up to bat a gets hit with a beanball right in the cheek and is down even though he is hurting he stays in the game. On the next defensive series he turns a triple play to win the Championship Game now the move on to the Hall of Fame Tour in Cooperstown. This book takes place With Josh and his two other friends Jaden and Benji they spend time out on the lake at each other’s houses and of course the baseball field. The big conflict in this story is that they made it to the Championship game in the Hall of Fame tour and Josh’s best friend Jaden goes and reports for the rival team with star baseball

The book I read was “The Fenway Foul-up” by David A. Kelly. It is number one in the ball park series it was published in 2011. The book is about two cousins name Mike and Kate who are big Boston Red Sox fans. Kate’s mother is a reporter for American Sportz so they have an all access pass to Fenway Park. During batting practice one of the best players on the Red Sox lucky bat has gone missing. Without that bat Big D was not going to do well, so Mike and Kate was determine to find out who took it. They gathered clues by asking questions and finding evidence. At first they believed it was and an old man, but they discovered it was the photographer. They quickly told the batboy they found the bat and he told Big D which resulted into the Red Sox winning the game. When the game was finish Mike and Kate got the chance to tour the dugout and meet Big D. Big D thank them both and gave Mike a autographed baseball ball sign by the whole team and Kate a replica of his luck bat that was sign by him.

The play at the plate, was a bang-bang play that saw Townsend slide into the plate and the ball arrived at catcher Jonah

PAR1 was playing in a local softball tournament. He stepped up to bat and hit a single. As the next batter came up PAR1 took a generous lead off first base. The batter then hit the ball into the outfield and PAR1 took off like a rocket. PAR1 was nearing second base when the ball was overthrow allowing PAR1 to proceed to third. Just as PAR1 was halfway between third and second base the catcher picked up the ball and throw it to the third baseman. Instantly PAR1 made a b-line for the second base, and found himself in a pickle situation. While the third baseman threw to the second baseman PAR1 revered his direction and went back for his attempt at third. At the same time the second baseman threw to third baseman, just a little high making the

In the sports novel The Batboy by Mike Lupica Brian is the batboy for a Major League Baseball team. During the season he meets his idol, Hank Bishop, who is not who Brian thought it would be. The theme of the the book is to never give up, which is expressed by both of the main characters in the book.

In the moment that Mikey goes on the team of baseball, they started to succeed in the games that they played, the arrival of Mikey make the team happy and exciting each game, and making the team one step closer to winning the baseball season.

The author's purpose of writing the book, the big field, is to show you that you should never give up and never quite what you are trying to do. In the book a boy named hutch. Hutch was the best shortstop and was the best player on the team for many years , and then one day a boy named Darryl joined the team. He was one of the best in the state. Hutch was moved to second base and Darryl was now shortstop. He did not like to be the second best player, especially not under Darryl. Him and Darryl would always get into fights about baseball. Hutch would not just stop there and be under him.

If you love sports fiction books, especially Mike Lupica’s, you will love this one. The book I chose to write a book talk on this quarter is called The Batboy. In the book, Brian, a fourteen year old child, gets the opportunity that he has always wanted. Brian is hired to become the batboy for his favorite baseball team, the Detroit Tigers. Although Brian’s dad was in the major leagues at one point, he left Brian and his mother when Brian was eight. However, Brian got over that when he was young and the situation was not a big deal anymore. When Brian thought things could not get better, he found out that the Tigers signed his favorite player Hank Bishop with Bishop coming off of his fifty game suspension because of steroid use. While reading

High Heat by Carl Graduating High School is a must yet going to college is a plus. High Heat by Carl Deuker, Shane was always on the straight road to life. His parents had him on a good path and also a good head on his shoulders. They had their kids in the best of schools living in a upper class neighborhood. When one day at his baseball games his father was arrested on money laundering, that’s when he lost everything.

When viewing the stanza of the poem “Analysis of Baseball” the author describes the game of baseball. Using the elements personification, onomatopoeia, consonance and, rhymes words. So, therefore the poem can come alive to many baseball fans. The author also uses metaphor to compare bat, ball, and mitt.

The summer passes by uneventful until they get themselves into a “pickle” when Benny hits a ball out of the sandlot leaving them without a ball to play with. However, Smalls’s stepfather is a baseball fanatic, who has indeed a baseball. Without permission from the stepfather, Smalls takes

Rival little league players and coaches sign a petition for Michael's birth certificate which is not located in the United States; this means he can't play in the District 22 tournament. In the story they meet a girl Ellie. She often shows up at his games, watches from a distance, then disappears. When Michael finds out Ellie is the daughter of his hero El Grande, he gets very upset that she hid her identity and calls her a liar.

At the beginning of Michael’s football career he was unable to figure out what he actually needed to do on the field. It wasn’t until Leigh Anne explained to him: “This team is your family, you protect them.” This genuinely hit a chord with Michael. He is now able to not only have a new family at home but one on the field as well. His protective instincts step in and through dedication and his journey at overcoming prejudice, Michael becomes a successful and appreciated football star.

This summer I’ve read the book Heat by Mike Lupica. This baseball themed book is a out of the park excitement. It’s about a 12 year old cuban boy named Michael who is newly orphaned but loves to throw killer heat. But everything goes downhill when Michael can't prove his age by a lost birth certificate and gets kicked off the team. Michael tries to do his best by supporting the team by the sidelines. It gets worst, since his brother Carlos is only 17, they have to stay in the shadows so they don't get separated into foster homes.