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High Heat — Content Guide for Parents

By Carl DeukerHoughton MifflinISBN 9780618311170277 pages
High Heat

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  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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  • Profanity
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Religion

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Like the game of baseball, life is quirky and unpredictable, as Shane Hunter discovers in the spring of his sophomore year. Suddenly and without warning his life of privilege is turned upside down. And just as suddenly, life begins to seem utterly without fairness or purpose to him.
Exciting, well-written sports scenes transport readers right into the stands while complex issues engage their hearts and minds. For here is a novel of loss, of morality, and of the rare, redemptive power of baseball. Can speaking the truth really determine lives? Just how does one accept, move on, and begin doing the right thing?

Frequently asked questions

  • Is High Heat appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Shane deliberately throws a pitch that hits a batter in the head and puts him in the hospital, and his father's suicide is part of the story.

  • Does High Heat have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Shane deliberately throws a pitch that hits a batter in the head and puts him in the hospital, and his father's suicide is part of the story.

  • Does High Heat have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does High Heat have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does High Heat have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does High Heat have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: No source describes the language in the book or lists swear words found in its text.

  • Does High Heat have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does High Heat have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does High Heat have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does High Heat have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.