{"product_id":"heat-9780142407578","title":"Heat","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe #1 Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat along with aspirations of leading his team all the way to the Little League World Series. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led the family's escape from Cuba, Michael's only family is his seventeen-yearold brother Carlos. If Social Services hears of their situation, they will be separated in the foster-care system--or worse, sent back to Cuba. Together, the boys carry on alone, dodging bills and anyone who asks too many questions. But then someone wonders how a twelve-year-old boy could possibly throw with as much power as Michael Arroyo throws. With no way to prove his age, no birth certificate, and no parent to fight for his cause, Michael's secret world is blown wide open, and he discovers that family can come from the most unexpected sources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perfect for any Little Leaguer with dreams of making it big--as well as for fans of Mike Lupica's other New York Times bestsellers \u003cb\u003eTravel Team, The Big Field, The Underdogs, Million-Dollar Throw\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Game Changers\u003c\/b\u003e series, this cheer-worthy baseball story shows that when the game knocks you down, champions stand tall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike Lupica is one of the most prominent sportswriters in America and is the recipient of the prestigious Damon Runyon Award for excellence in journalism. His longevity at the top of his field is based on his experience and insider's knowledge, coupled with a provocative presentation that takes an uncompromising look at the tumultuous world of professional sports. Today he is a syndicated columnist for the New York \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e, which includes his popular \"Shooting from the Lip\" column, which appears every Sunday.\u003cp\u003eHe began his newspaper career covering the New York Knicks for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e at age 23. He became the youngest columnist ever at a New York paper with the New York \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e, which he joined in 1977. For more than 30 years, Lupica has added magazines, novels, sports biographies, other non-fiction books on sports, as well as television to his professional resume. For the past fifteen years, he has been a TV anchor for ESPN's \u003ci\u003eThe Sports Reporters\u003c\/i\u003e. He also hosted his own program, \u003ci\u003eThe Mike Lupica Show\u003c\/i\u003e on ESPN2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1987, Lupica launched \u003ci\u003e\"The Sporting Life\"\u003c\/i\u003e column in \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He has published articles in other magazines, including \u003ci\u003eSport, World Tennis, Tennis, Golf Digest, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, ESPN: The Magazine, Men's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received numerous honors, including the 2003 \u003ci\u003eJim Murray Award \u003c\/i\u003efrom the National Football Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Lupica co-wrote autobiographies with Reggie Jackson and Bill Parcells, collaborated with noted author and screenwriter, William Goldman on \u003ci\u003eWait 'Till Next Year\u003c\/i\u003e, and wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of '98, Mad as Hell: How Sports Got Away from the Fans and How We Get It Back\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShooting From the Lip\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of columns. In addition, he has written a number of novels, including \u003ci\u003eDead Air, Extra Credits, Limited Partner, Jump, Full Court Press, Red Zone, Too Far\u003c\/i\u003e and national bestsellers \u003ci\u003eWild Pitch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBump and Run. Dead Air \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best First Mystery and became a CBS television move, \"Money, Power, Murder\" to which Lupica contributed the teleplay. Over the years he has been a regular on the \u003ci\u003eCBS Morning News, Good Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour\u003c\/i\u003e. On the radio, he has made frequent appearances on \u003ci\u003eImus in the Morning\u003c\/i\u003e since the early 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis previous young adult novels, \u003ci\u003eTravel Team, Heat, Miracle on 49th Street, \u003c\/i\u003e and the summer hit for 2007, \u003ci\u003eSummer Ball\u003c\/i\u003e, have shot up the New York Times bestseller list. Lupica is also what he describes as a \"serial Little League coach,\" a youth basketball coach, and a soccer coach for his four children, three sons and a daughter. 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