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24 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 A Story with Heart Feb 18, 2007
By Jennifer Robinson
"Editor of Jen Robinson's Book Page - jkrbooks.typepad.com"
I LOVED LOVED LOVED Heat. It's about a twelve-year-old boy named Michael Arroyo, who is a baseball pitcher. And he's not just any pitcher. He has "the heat" in his arm that makes great pitchers stand out. His team has a chance to make it to the Little League World Series, in large part because of his pitching ability. Making it to the World Series is critically important for Michael, because it will fulfill a dream of his father's, and his own.
But Michael has problems, too. His mother died when he was younger, and his father has been absent for several months. Recently, some of the adults in the community have begun asking Michael and his older brother Carlos difficult questions. Carlos is working multiple jobs to support them, but if word gets out about their father, the brothers fear that they will be separated, and put into the foster care system.
Things get worse when a rival player accuses Michael of being older than his 12 years, and hence ineligible to play Little League. Michael can't prove his age because his birth certificate was lost when he emigrated from Cuba. And without his father to help, he and Carlos don't know where to turn. As the playoffs begin, Michael finds himself on the sidelines.
The story isn't all gloom and doom, of course. Michael has several things going for him. He has his love of baseball, his loyal best friend Manny, and a grandmotherly neighbor who cooks for him. And he meets a girl, a very special girl named Ellie. With help from his friends, Michael is able to confront his demons. The ending is heart-warming, and may require tissues.
I loved the characters in this book, especially Michael, whose loneliness in the absence of his parents is palpable. His usually empty apartment serves as an image of his solitude, when he's not with Manny. Manny is one of my all-time favorite sidekicks (though some have called him too good to be true). He's completely loyal to Michael, a catcher willing to take second place to his pitcher. Manny's optimism provides a nice counterbalance to Michael's angst. Here's an example:
"Michael mumbled his reply on purpose.
"I didn't quite catch that," Manny said.
"I said you're right."
Manny Cabrera, light on his feet as always, more graceful than all the people who called him No Neck knew, danced now on the Bronx street corner, Michael's catcher celebrating as if he'd just scored a touchdown."
Here's another example, after Michael has an experience that turns out expectedly well. Michael thinks:
"Maybe that was the way you should go through life, if you really thought about it. Maybe if you didn't expect good things to happen to you, well, when something did, it would seem much bigger and better than it actually was.
...
In Manny's view of the world, there was always another sundae coming along that needed another cherry, just because Manny believed every single day was going to be the best of his whole life.
Michael tried to remember the last time he had felt that way about stuff.
But he couldn't."
Thank goodness he has Manny! I also enjoyed Michael's romance with Ellie in this book. It's a very PG sort of romance, boy likes girl, girl runs away, girl comes back and torments boy a little bit, etc. Misunderstandings ensue. The way that the two circle around one another, approaching and retreating, feels real to me.
This book is also a love letter to baseball. People who aren't baseball fans might find that some of the play by play scenes describing games are too detailed (though they are skimmable). But if you enjoy baseball at all, then Heat is not to be missed. I haven't researched this, but I suspect that the names of many of the characters in this novel are deliberately chosen because they are the names of baseball players.
Heat touches on several themes, without ever feeling heavy-handed about it. Friendship, sportsmanship, loyalty to one's teammates, what it means to be a family, how hard it is for kids who don't have parents in our society, and the immigrant experience. Cops and social workers are portrayed as wanting to genuinely help kids, as are several other adults in the story. The family bonds between Michael and Carlos are strong.
What more can I say, without giving too much of the story away? This is a book with a lot to offer to any reader. Strong characters, humor, and a well-drawn plot. For baseball fans, it's not to be missed. But the main reason to read it is that Heat is a story with heart.
This book review was originally published on my blog, Jen Robinson's Book Page, on February 15, 2007.
14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Great Book for Older Kids Jan 10, 2007
By S. Regis
I read this book myself, and enjoyed it. For an adult, it's a cute, heartwarming story. However it's a good book for a young adult, short enough for them to complete it in good time. My 13-year-old boy, who doesn't always read much, finished this book over the course of a few days. He enjoyed it enough to read it on his own from cover-to-cover.
The book is about a 12-yr old boy from Cuba and touches on the struggles of immigrants, the working poor, family dynamics, caring neighbors, and adolesence. Oh yeah, and baseball too.....
15 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Not only for kids ;-) Apr 12, 2006
By Little Miss Cutey
I'm like one of the other reviewers - bought this for someone else but got to read it too and enjoyed it a lot. Obviously for a 32 year old, this was a very easy read, but it was interesting and fun and I loved it as much as any kid.
It's about a young Cuban born pitcher who dreams of making it to the little league series but then a rival coach accuses him of being older than the league limit. He has to try and proove his age with some difficulty. His father (who came with him to America from Cuba) has since died and he can't get his birth certificate. I won't say anymore about the plot (I don't want to give it away), but I will say that this is very good and enjoyable. It's even going to be made into a movie.
I think this book is really for anyone who is a sports fan - not only the specified age group listed here. If you are a kid at heart, then you'll find this great too.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
A Natural Gift Jun 05, 2006
Heat, a great baseball story, is the best sports story I have ever read, is written by Mike Lupica. Michael Arroyo, a 12 year old boy from Cuba, plays baseball for the Clippers. He seems to be a normal boy that you would meet in the Bronx of New York. He has plenty of friends, lives in an apartment with his brother Carlos, and adores the Yankees. But Michael is not your average baseball player. In the first chapter, Michael hits a handbag thief in the back of the head with a baseball he threw from home plate. The amazing thing is the thief was in deep center field. He can pitch so fast that he knocks over his catcher, and best friend, Manny. With Papa's advice, and help from Carlos, it seems that nothing can stop him. The problems start when he meets Ellie, a Cuban girl that he thinks is very pretty. When he tries to impress her, he goes too far. The coaches of the other teams now think he isn't 12 because he can pitch so fast. Now, Michael has to try to keep his dream of getting to the Little League World Series alive, and keep his greatest secret to himself. That's hard now that Ellie won't talk to him. I liked this book because it is about a kid with a dream who will do anything to make his dream come true, like me. If you start to read Heat, you won't stop until you're done.
10 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Another Home Run by Mike Apr 11, 2006
By Danny Boy
I love Mike's style. He has a great way of developing the characters and making you feel like you are a part of their lives. I got the book at lunch time for my son, and figured I'd read a few pages...but as with his previous books, I just couldn't put it down. I know my son will love this one as much as he did Travel Team.
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