Game Seven

By: Paul Volponi

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Synopsis: Since he was ten, Julio has lived in the shadow of his famous father. Not just because Julio Senior is a pitcher for the Miami Marlins, but because he fled Cuba to play professional baseball, leaving his Julio and his mother and sister branded as the family of a traitor. Now sixteen, Julio dreams of playing for Cuba's national team--until he finds out his father's defection may destroy his chances. When he's given the opportunity to flee Cuba, he has to make the toughest choice of his life. Can he abandon his family, just like his Papi did? Will freedom be worth the perilous journey and risking prison if he's caught? Will his Papi be waiting for him on the other shore--or, with the Marlins in the World Series against the Yankees, has Julio Senior forgotten about his son? Set against the backdrop of the Series on which everything depends, Game Seven is a suspenseful story of loyalty, survival, and baseball.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781101621547
Related ISBNs:: 9780670785186
Publisher:: Penguin Young Readers Group
Date of Addition:: 03/10/15
Copyrighted By:: Paul Volponi
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Education
Grade Levels:: Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.