Attending shilshole high school in seattle, washington, mick johnson is the son of mike johnson, a. Deukers most recent novel, payback time was published in september 2010. He begins to get into trouble, and it escalates from there. These side conflicts in high heat really add to the main conflict, and create a real life scenario depicted by carl deuker. His most recent title, gym candy, was named a texas lone. His popular titles include gym candy, payback time, runner.
Carl deuker is described as a rising young star in psychological sports fiction by jim trelease in the readaloud handbook. Since carl grew up in the bay area, he is a long time giants fan. The story opens with the first baseball game of the season for shane hunters high school team. Author carl deuker does a fantastic job capturing the action from the first down to the final touchdown. Read high heat by carl deuker available from rakuten kobo. Carl deukers official website young adult novels by. Discount prices on books by carl deuker, including titles like gutless. What is the setting in the book heart of a champion by. Deuker uses baseball to track his main characters character arc. High heat takes on the theme of family death and the consequences of crime in the family. On the devils court, heart of a champion, painting the black, high heat, night hoops, runner, gym candy, payback time, swagger, and gutless. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Title high heat authorcarl 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. Carl deuker is the popular, critically acclaimed author of payback time, gym candy a texas lone star title, and runner a booklist top 10 sports book.
To buy payback time, carl deukers latest novel, please click on the cover. Deuker tackles the subject of steroids in gym candy, a solid sports tale with a. The book high heat by carl deuker was a great read. He is the teams closer he is pitching very well and has everything going for him until his dad gets arrested. His characters are high school athletes with differing abilities, ambitions, and. High heat ebook by carl deuker 9780547528694 rakuten kobo.
Although deukers books are set in high school, he actually writes for the. In a baseball game, the score changes several times, and the author explores the role of sports in helping people feel a sense of control over their lives. High heat and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Carl deuker has written many exciting novels for young adults, including runner, a booklist top ten sports book.
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. It is about a high school baseball player named shane hunter. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading high heat. Originally, the main character shane goes to shorelake high school. High heat is a young adult novel by carl deuker published in 2003. Named book of the year in south carolina and one of the 100 best young adult novels of the last ten years. Gym candy by carl deuker published february 5, 2008 rac. The book i am recommending is high heat by carl deuker. The book high heat by carl deuker details the struggles of a young baseball players career. Painting the back, night hoops, high heat, runner, gym candy. Like the game of baseball, life is quirky and unpredictable, as shane hunter discovers in the spring of his sophomore ye. Night hoops by carl deuker and a great selection of related books. Carl deukers novel gym candy details the rise and fall of high school football star mick johnson. Heart of a champion avon camelot books by deuker, carl book the fast free.
Carl deuker is the author of such highly regarded sports novels as on the devils court, night hoops, and gym candy. Gym candy by carl deuker is a book about mick johnson, a high school running back, a prodigy all through little league and middle school football. Gym candy summary and study guide supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Handbook on instructional technology, hannah daughters of the sea 1 kathryn lasky, harley 103 engine horsepower, healing as mission national. Carl deuker books list of books by author carl deuker. Discover book depositorys huge selection of deuker carl books online.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Press release for gym candy published by houghton mifflin. He lives with his wife and daughter in seattle, washington. Asked in authors, poets, and playwrights what has the author carl deuker.
Carl deuker is widely considered a premier author of provocative ya sports novels including gym candy, named a texas lone star title, and runner, a booklist top 10 sports book. Through the eyes of a distinctly nonathletic protagonist a fat high school journalist named mitch veteran sports novelist deuker reveals the surprising truth. See all books authored by carl deuker, including gym candy, and heart of a champion, and more on thriftbooks. High heat hardcover march 21, 2003 by carl deuker author. Ive read it 10 times and it gets even better ever time. Houghton mifflin harcourt look, mick, he said, youre going to find out from somebody in the gym, so you might as well find o.
See all books authored by carl deuker, including gym candy, and heart of a. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while. These days, as a longtime seattle resident, he follows the mariners, seahawks, and uw husky teams closely. His alltime favorite players are willie mays, willie mccovey, and especially juan marichal. Games are lost and won in your mind as much as they are on the field. Through the eyes of a distinctly nonathletic protagonista fat high school journalist named mitchveteran sports novelist deuker reveals the surprising truth behind a mysterious football. Discover book depositorys huge selection of carl deuker books online. Gym candy by carl deuker book 8 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in english and held by 1,660 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Carl deuker is the awardwinning author of eight popular young adult sports novels, six of which have been published by houghton.
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