Heat by Mike Lupica Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Heat
Book Review: Pretty Good
Summary: 4 Stars
I felt that overall it was a good book. It is about a twelve year-old boy named Micheal and his quest to make it to Williamsport, Pennsylvania for the Little League World Series. He lives in South Brooklyn, New York and grew up watching the Yankees. Eventually his team, the Clippers, make to the LLWS playoffs. However, a series of events leads to Micheal being unable to play for the Clippers. Micheal, being the best player on the Clippers' roster, is forced to sit out until a couple of his friends save the day... I think that this book ends in a poor place to end. Like the author was being a little lazy or rushed.Book Review: Harkens me back!
Summary: 5 Stars
To a simpler time, I was a frail youngster and did not have many friends growing up. I was ostracized and outcast. To make up for all the pain I felt, I would stand on the corner and scream incoherently and to the discomfort of any of those in listening distance. As was diagnosed with pogomania and through the help of a good doctor I was able to get past all that.
After I read this book, as a pogomania survivor, I can tell you that the author is deep in the throes of its merciless grip. I hope he reads this and seeks appropriate medical attention.
Book Review: Heat
Summary: 5 Stars
Do you love sports? Do you like books that make you laugh? Well Heat is the book for you, Heat is about a twelve-year old boy named Michael who is one of the best pitchers in little league. He is so good that the other coaches think he is older than he is. As a results Michael is taken off the team until he can get his birth certificate. However it's a bigger problem than he thought. Michael, and his family moved from Cuba so his birth certificate was lost along the way. It's very difficult to contact people in Cuba that could help find the birth certificate, since his dad died. So Michael and his big brother Carlos are on their own. Will Michael get his birth certificate back before the Little League World Series? You will have to read Heat by Mike Lupica, to find out.
Carlos is a secondary character in the story. Although he isn't mentioned a lot he is important to the story because he is one of the people who helps get Michael's birth certificate back. Carlos is Michael's big brother, he feels like he is the man of the house and takes two jobs to help pay the bills. But when he looses one of his job things start to go crazy. Carlos is 17 years old and is hoping that the secret of his father's death will stay a secret until he turns 18. He is afraid that if the secret is let out he will be split up from his little brother, Michael. Michael is the Primary Character in Heat, and is very important to the story because the story revolves around him. He is a tall and skinny pitcher for his little league team, the Clippers. Sometimes when he is pitching he does his high kick stance like his favorite New York Yankees's Pitcher El Grande. Although sometimes it doesn't go as planned and he looses his balance, but instead of feeling embarrassed he laughs. Michael has a great arm when it comes to pitching, his best friend and catcher, Manny, will always tell him he hit 80 miles. Manny is Michael's best friend and he always has Michael's back. He loves to talk and is always joking around, he makes the story interesting. He is always coming up with crazy ideas to help Michael because he is the only one who knows about Michael's dad's death. Even though his ideas are crazy, somethings they are not a bad idea.
Heat is a wonderful, laugh-out-loud funny book. Heat has a calm tone which is a good thing to read when your curled in front of a fire. It's mostly about baseball but any ten year old kid and up will enjoy this book even if they hate baseball. I give this book 5 stars because it was funny, wonderfully written, and it kept me on the edge of my seat, it was never boring to read.
Book Review: Heat
Summary: 5 Stars
Heat is a very good book it's about a boy named Michael he lives in the Bronx New York with his brother Carlos and his parents died when he was young. His dream is to play in the little league world series with his baseball team the Clippers but since they cant find his birth certificate he can not play with his team and in the little league world series. I think everyone should pick up this book and read it.Book Review: Andrew's Book Review on Heat
Summary: 5 Stars
Michael, an unusually talented 12-year-old pitcher on his Little League team, has a lot going on at home that only his best friend Manny and the kindly lady upstairs in his apartment building, Mrs. C., know about. Born in Cuba Michael lost his mother to cancer when he was very young. His father brought Michael and his brother Carlos to America with the hope of seeing Michael pitch in the Little League World Series.
Now his father is dead too and he and Carlos are trying to keep it a secret until Carlos, just a few months away of his 18th birthday, can legally assume custody of Michael. But Child services are getting suspicious, and a rival coach and player have accused Michael of being older than he claims, causing him to be suspended until he can find proof but his birth certificate is back in Cuba.