High Heat by Nicholas Ramundo

NickRamundo18 — 2014-10-02 12:26:59 UTC

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Summary

NickRamundo18 — 2014-10-06 12:17:49 UTC

High heat is a book about a kid named Shane Hunter. Shane is a baseball player at a private school called Shorelake. Shane's life seems to be going pretty good. Until one day when he is at his game and he sees two people come and arrest his dad. Shane at the time was wondering why his dad was taken away. His dad was arrested for money laundering. His dad isn't innocent but still gets bailed out. While on bail his dad commits suicide, leaving Shane and his family with very little money and many problems to overcome. I think this is a good book if you like sports books, especially baseball. This book is well written and is interesting to me. I would recommend this book to a lot of kids.

http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2010-10-12-helping-children-deal-grief

NickRamundo18 — 2014-10-06 12:35:42 UTC

This article shows ways that kids can deal with grief and losing a loved one. It shows how all kids grieve differently and how kids can go from happy to sad in a minute. This is how Shane was feeling when he lost his dad. He feels like he let his dad down.

Vocab

NickRamundo18 — 2014-10-14 19:58:00 UTC

Perplexed- very puzzled; completely baffled

Perplexed, Marian turned to me. I looked away

Gnawing- persistently worrying or distressing

And Reese Robertson was gnawing at me.

Fizzle- end or fail in a dissappointing or weak way

What had looked like a big inning has fizzled out.

NickRamundo18 — 2014-10-14 20:13:16 UTC

Characters

NickRamundo18 — 2014-10-14 20:29:07 UTC

Shane Hunter

"No dad," I said. "I don't have to stay at Shorelake. I'll go to Whitman. Really"

Reese Robertson

"Robertson popped up on the bag, clapping his hands, a smile creasing his face."

Dad

"Because if it was me, you say the word, and I'll stay away from your games"

NickRamundo18 — 2014-10-14 20:35:38 UTC

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Literary Terms

NickRamundo18 — 2014-10-14 20:54:38 UTC

Flashback- a sudden and vivid memory from the past that reveals more about the characters and plot

-"Our eyes met and locked, just like before id thrown the pitch"

Repetition- the action of repeating something that has already been said or happened. It's for effect

-"But the guy was leaning . . ."

Simile- comparing two things using like or as

-"His hands are as fast as lightning"

NickRamundo18 — 2014-10-14 21:06:38 UTC