Golden Arm
HarperCollins · Paperback · August 23, 2022
In this riveting story about baseball and brotherhood, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks finds himself pitching his way out of poverty—one strike at a time.
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- Who it’s for
- Baseball ambition meets family loyalty in a story shaped by poverty, brotherhood, and hard choices.
- Genres
- Baseball & Softball, Homelessness & Poverty for Teens, Addiction & Substance Use for Teens
- Published
- HarperCollins, August 23, 2022
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In this riveting story about baseball and brotherhood, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks finds himself pitching his way out of poverty—one strike at a time. By “a premier author of provocative YA sports novels” (The Bulletin). 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.
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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.
On and Off Field
Baseball ambition meets family loyalty in a story shaped by poverty, brotherhood, and hard choices.
Come here for
- A shy pitcher chasing a major-league future
- Baseball ambition tangled with family loyalty
Expect
- Tension between the team across town and the family left behind
- A YA sports story with serious stakes
Where it sits
| Baseball & Softball | 100% |
|---|---|
| Homelessness & Poverty for Teens | 45% |
| Addiction & Substance Use for Teens | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Adventure
- YA Stories About Boys & Men
- Coming of Age
- YA Sibling Stories
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- Religious YA
- Class & Inequality for Teens
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Baseball & Softball
- Authors
- Carl Deuker
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 23, 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- YA Adventure