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Golden arm / Carl Deuker.
Lazarus "Laz" Weathers has always been shy, and his issue with stuttering when he speaks hasn't helped. Stuck in a Seattle trailer park, Laz finds baseball helps him escape from the world of poverty and drugs. When he gets an opportunity to pitch for the rich kids across town, he has a chance to get drafted by the major leagues. But playing for the other team means leaving behind his family, including Antonio, Laz's younger brother, who more and more, seems to be drawn to the dark world of the Jet City's drug ring. Now Laz will have to choose between being the star pitcher he always dreamed of becoming and the team player his family needs.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780358012429
- ISBN: 0358012422
- ISBN: 9780358667940
- ISBN: 0358667941
- Physical Description: 354 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Boston ; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
| Target Audience Note: | Yount adult 12+ 690L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 4.5 10 509786. |
| Awards Note: | Gateway Readers Award nominee, 2022-2023. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Baseball stories. Poverty > Fiction. Stuttering > Fiction. Single-parent families > Fiction. Families > Fiction. High school students > Fiction. Seattle (Wash.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Sports fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 62 of 64 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 7 of 8 copies available at Cass County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 64 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Library-Archie | YA DEU 2020 (Text) | 0002205506500 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Bookmobile | J DEU 2020 (Text) | 0002205426410 | Juvenile Fiction | Checked out | 05/22/2024 |
| Cass County Library-Drexel | YA DEU 2020 (Text) | 0002205506518 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Garden City | YA DEU 2020 (Text) | 0002205663665 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | YA DEU 2020 (Text) | 0002205506526 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA DEU 2020 (Text) | 0002205506534 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA DEU 2020 (Text) | 0002205663640 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | YA DEU 2020 (Text) | 0002205663632 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Lazarus "Laz" Weathers has always been shy, and his issue with stuttering when he speaks hasn't helped. Stuck in a Seattle trailer park, Laz finds baseball helps him escape from the world of poverty and drugs. When he gets an opportunity to pitch for the rich kids across town, he has a chance to get drafted by the major leagues. But playing for the other team means leaving behind his family, including Antonio, Laz's younger brother, who more and more, seems to be drawn to the dark world of the Jet City's drug ring. Now Laz will have to choose between being the star pitcher he always dreamed of becoming and the team player his family needs.
