Dec 15, 2011 when sophomore shane hunters father is arrested for money laundering at his lexus dealership, the star pitchers life of affluence and private school begins to fall apart. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers high quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. That doesnt mean the book was stupid, it means that the time when it spoke to the reader is past. Title high heat author carl deuker genre sports fiction,fiction plot overview the main character shane hunter goes to one of the best schools in seattle, which is really expensive for his parents who are pretty rich. Book trailer for runner by carl deuker young adult realistic fiction find it at your local library.
Who are the characters in runner by carl deuker answers. He really puts you in their shoes the characters are, shane, marian, and their mom. Living with his alcoholic father on a brokendown sailboat on puget sound has been hard on seventeenyearold chance taylor, but when his love of running leads to a highpaying job, he quickly learns that the money is not worth the risk. When a hard ball is coming at you fast, and when its dancing, too, every single nerve in your body is alert and ready. Discover book depositorys huge selection of carl deuker books online. Carl deukers latest novel, please click on the cover. Carl deukers official website young adult novels by carl. Shane is a great pitcher until a fateful day when he hits an opponent in the head with one of his pitches. However, because his mother left home and his father is an alcoholic, chance now runs drugs and other contraband to bring money into the house. Deuker uses baseball to track his main characters character arc. An american author of young adult novels, he is best known for works such as on the devils court, heart of a champion, and night hoops. His popular titles include gym candy, payback time, runner, and high heat.
He is the author of three sports novels, on the devils court, heart of a champion, and painting the black, all of which were selected as ala best books for young adults. It is about a high school baseball player named shane hunter. But when his father is accused of a crime, shanes charmed world is turned upside down. Carl deuker wrote this book with feeling and amusement in the subject of baseball. In this story of an unlikely bond, awardwinning author carl deuker explores that dark and confusing place between loneliness and friendship, between faithfulness and betrayal. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Carl deuker s novel runner is the story of chance taylor, a high school senior who could have been a terrific athlete. Narrator shane hunter is the closer for his high school baseball teamthe treasured pitcher whose job is to take to the mound in the crucial final innings of a game. From the author of night hoops and painting the black comes another successful sports story featuring a teenage athlete in crisis. Taylor, but when his love of running leads to a highpaying job, he quickly learns that the money is not worth the risk.
Your eyes are wide open, and the adrenaline is pumping. What is the setting in the book heart of a champion by. But like baseball, life sometimes throws you curves, and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read runner. Runner concerns chance taylor, a high school senior who lives with his. Taylor drinks, has trouble holding down a job and struggles to pay the bills. With high heat, carl deuker again shows a steady hand with plot as he tells the tale of shane hunter, a kid who loses his father early on in the book and fights personal turmoil on the baseball diamond as a star closer. High heat is a young adult novel by carl deuker published in. The book i am recommending is high heat by carl deuker. Book trailer for high heat by carl deuker trailer by airoh c. Ya book of the year in pennsylvania, nebraska, and tennessee. Ive read it 10 times and it gets even better ever time. His characters are high school athletes with differing abilities, ambitions, and psychological baggage, but their stories all unfold within the sports that they choose to play.
As a person who loves the game of baseball, i had been looking for a good fiction book about the sport that also has a good plotline. High heat is a young adult novel by carl deuker published in 2003. Keepmore i just finished up a book entitled golden arm. High heat by carl deuker is a battle between sports and life, lived by shane hunter. Mar 15, 2005 as a person who loves the game of baseball, i had been looking for a good fiction book about the sport that also has a good plotline. The book high heat by carl deuker was very different from books i have read before. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Nothing is the way it once was, and shanes not sure he wants to or even can pitch ever again. Nov 28, 2015 runner by carl deuker in epub, fb2, fb3 download e book. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Carl deuker 1950 biography personal, career, member.
Shane and his friends greg, and cody are playing their first baseball game of the year. Carl deuker i just finished up a book entitled golden arm. In a baseball game, the score changes several times, and the author explores the role of sports in helping people feel a sense of control over their lives. Mar 21, 2003 high heat ebook written by carl deuker. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read high heat. His novels earned young adult book of the year awards in south carolina, nebraska, tennessee, pennsylvania, and iowa. If you have read the book, however, this quiz will be simple. What is the setting in the runner by carl deuker answers. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Firing fastballs at ninety miles per hour, he loves being a winner. As a young boy, he spent many hours in the creek behind his house and in the wooded area west of his house. Originally, the main character shane goes to shorelake high school. Both burdett and the terrorists are the antagonists of the novel runner. In conclusion, high heat was an exciting book about baseball and life intertwined. Games are lost and won in your mind as much as they are on the field. Both burdett and the terrorists are the antagonists of the novel runner by carl deuker. Thanks for reading my books and im glad they fit the bill.
He is the teams closer he is pitching very well and has everything going for him until his dad gets arrested. Carl deuker was raised in redwood city, california, the son of jack deuker and marie milligan deuker. But as the basketball season progresses, their lives become unexpectedly intertwined. So, chance agrees to be a runner, picking up mysterious parcels on his daily running route and passing them on to the fat man from the marina, knowing that its probably wrong and likely dangerous, but it pays very well. Rising action symbolism symbolism characters characters characters 1. Carl deuker is the author of such highly regarded sports novels as on the devils court, night hoops, and gym candy. Everything seems to be going good for him until the middle of one of his games. The boats not seaworthy and represents the life chance and his father sharerocking back and forth and going nowhere. I was too small for football, a little too chicken to hang in there against the best fastballs. As the star closer for his high school baseball team, shane hunter is untouchable.
May 02, 2005 seventeenyearold chance taylor lives on a sailboat at the marina. Living with his alcoholic father on a brokendown sailboat on puget sound has been hard on seventeenyearold chance taylor, but when his love of running leads to a high paying job, he quickly learns that the money is not worth the risk. Buy carl deuker ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Carl deukers official website young adult novels by carl deuker. Although deukers books are set in high school, he actually writes for the.
Married and the father of marian, carl currently teaches in the northshore school district outside of seattle. The website maintained by carl deuker, awardwinning young adult sports novelist. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. Carl shows the life of a troubled family through three main characters. He is the author of on the devils court, heart of a champion, night hoops, painting the black, high heat, runner, gym candy, payback time, swagger, and gutless 92016. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of high heat by carl deuker. Patriotism is an symbol in the runner, because chance and his dad support america and. Carl deukers official website young adult novels by. He has good friends, lots of money, and baseball skills. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. He describes his younger self as a classic secondstringer. What is the climax of the book runners by carl deuker.
Carl deuker books list of books by author carl deuker. Like the game of baseball, life is quirky and unpredictable, as shane hunter discovers in the spring of his sophomore year. Carl deuker once told sata that he is often asked by his readers if he writes sports novels for young adults because he was an outstanding athlete. This is a quiz about a book probably most of you dont know about. Keeping the good feelings is more important than rereading the book. Mar 15, 2005 high heat by carl deuker is a battle between sports and life, lived by shane hunter. What is the theme of the book runner by carl deuker. Chance sits in the back of every classroom, making himself invisible. Mar 21, 2003 carl deuker an author i did not know about before reading this book, high heat is a very talented author. These side conflicts in high heat really add to the main conflict, and create a real life scenario depicted by carl deuker. See all books authored by carl deuker, including gym candy, and heart of a.
High heat was a very well written book expressed in the first person, shane hunters thoughts and feelings are heard throughout the book. Carl deuker has 12 books on goodreads with 37996 ratings. Runner by carl deuker thanks for watching plot characters resolution climax falling action rising action ext. Carl deukers novel runner is the story of chance taylor, a high school senior who could have been a terrific athlete. The book high heat by carl deuker details the struggles of a young baseball players career. Carl deuker is described as a rising young star in psychological sports fiction by jim trelease in the readaloud handbook. He begins to get into trouble, and it escalates from there. Contributor of short story, if you cant be lucky, to ultimate sports, edited by donald gallo.