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- Release Year
- 2006
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Publisher
Scholastic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0439296803
ISBN-13
9780439296809
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48247999
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hard Hit
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Family / Parents, Social Themes / Death & Dying, Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, General
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2005-049906
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Kirkus 2/1/06 Starred review Mark Warren''s world is about to be turned upside down by his father''s sudden diagnosis of cancer in this novel written in a spare, masterful sequence of poems. The tenth grader, an aspiring star pitcher, still has an innocence and ability to feel, qualities absent from much of contemporary YA fiction. And while the story follows a formulate structure- Mark''s got a best frined and falls in love- both these characters support Mark with genuine warmth and affection through the ups and downs of his father''s treatment. What keeps this arresting is the kindness and understanding of the characters- not just Mark''s friends, but his family, too- and the astonishing minimalist language of each poem that advances the storyline and reveals Mark''s attempt to grapple with everything. There isn''t a lot of background noise: no sidebar conversations into other character''s unhappy or dysfunctional lives; the focus is clearly on Mark, life and death and the exquisitely evoked simple and complex mysteries of the universe. Backmatter includes "National Help Lines" for further information on cancer and organizations to help children with bereavement. Booklist \\\\\\\\Turner, Ann. Hard Hit. Feb. 2006. 176p. Scholastic, $16.99 (0-439-29680-3). Gr. 7--10. Tenth-grader Mark Warren is a golden boy: good friends, a gorgeous girlfriend, and an awesome pitching arm, an arm that his dad has cultivated since Mark was small. Yet all turns gray and meaningless when Mark learns that his father has pancreatic cancer. In a carefully crafted, free-verse narrative, the teen tells of his struggle with faith, hope, and disillusionment as his family watches his father slip away--and the inevitable terror and guilt of those still living. It''s a hard, sad, beautifully written, easily accessible book, spare yet with surprisingly well-developed characters. Unlike longer, more complex novels that build layers of emotion through description and events, Turner employs poetry to paint the reality of gradual loss, and the sparse language conveys the absence of all the family has known and its lonely emptiness without its central figure. A short bibliography of resources for children whose parents have died rounds out this special book. --Frances Bradburn SLJ Gr 8 Up--As in Learning to Swim (Scholastic, 2000), Turner addresses an intense subject in lyrical poetry. Mike, 16, has the perfect life--star baseball player, cute girlfriend, and loyal best friend--until the phone call that turns his life upside down. His father has pancreatic cancer. While his friends continue to live their lives, time stands still for Mike. His dad suffers through and begins the wasting away that cancer causes. A short period of remission brings a brief period of celebration. In the end, however, Mike finds that his bargains with God and his attempts to get along better with his sister are all for naught. His father dies and he must find a way to go on with his life. Teens who have experienced serious illness and/or death in their family or with close friends will relate to Turner''s profound novel that traces the journey of one young man through the stages of grief and recovery. National help lines, addresses, and Web sites are included for readers who need them.--Kathryn Childs, Morris Mid/High School, OK Kliattt Death of a beloved family member, in this case a father, is indeed a hard hit, and using the poetry format to tell of the impending death and the family grief is a powerful means of conveying the intensity of feelings. Mark loves his father dearly, and they share an interest in baseball, so Mark tries to continue on the team through his father''s illness. The four sections of the novel use baseball terminology to tell of the other, larger story: Wind Up: Strike One!; Extra Innings; Three Strikes! The language is spare but gut-wrenching: "They are starti, Kirkus 2/1/06 Starred review Mark Warren''s world is about to be turned upside down by his father''s sudden diagnosis of cancer in this novel written in a spare, masterful sequence of poems. The tenth grader, an aspiring star pitcher, still has an innocence and ability to feel, qualities absent from much of contemporary YA fiction. And while the story follows a formulate structure- Mark''s got a best frined and falls in love- both these characters support Mark with genuine warmth and affection through the ups and downs of his father''s treatment. What keeps this arresting is the kindness and understanding of the characters- not just Mark''s friends, but his family, too- and the astonishing minimalist language of each poem that advances the storyline and reveals Mark''s attempt to grapple with everything. There isn''t a lot of background noise: no sidebar conversations into other character''s unhappy or dysfunctional lives; the focus is clearly on Mark, life and death and the exquisitely evoked simple and complex mysteries of the universe. Backmatter includes "National Help Lines" for further information on cancer and organizations to help children with bereavement. Booklist \\\\\\\\Turner, Ann. Hard Hit. Feb. 2006. 176p. Scholastic, $16.99 (0-439-29680-3). Gr. 7¿. Tenth-grader Mark Warren is a golden boy: good friends, a gorgeous girlfriend, and an awesome pitching arm, an arm that his dad has cultivated since Mark was small. Yet all turns gray and meaningless when Mark learns that his father has pancreatic cancer. In a carefully crafted, free-verse narrative, the teen tells of his struggle with faith, hope, and disillusionment as his family watches his father slip away-and the inevitable terror and guilt of those still living. It''s a hard, sad, beautifully written, easily accessible book, spare yet with surprisingly well-developed characters. Unlike longer, more complex novels that build layers of emotion through description and events, Turner employs poetry to paint the reality of gradual loss, and the sparse language conveys the absence of all the family has known and its lonely emptiness without its central figure. A short bibliography of resources for children whose parents have died rounds out this special book. -Frances Bradburn SLJ Gr 8 Up-As in Learning to Swim (Scholastic, 2000), Turner addresses an intense subject in lyrical poetry. Mike, 16, has the perfect life-star baseball player, cute girlfriend, and loyal best friend-until the phone call that turns his life upside down. His father has pancreatic cancer. While his friends continue to live their lives, time stands still for Mike. His dad suffers through and begins the wasting away that cancer causes. A short period of remission brings a brief period of celebration. In the end, however, Mike finds that his bargains with God and his attempts to get along better with his sister are all for naught. His father dies and he must find a way to go on with his life. Teens who have experienced serious illness and/or death in their family or with close friends will relate to Turner''s profound novel that traces the journey of one young man through the stages of grief and recovery. National help lines, addresses, and Web sites are included for readers who need them.-Kathryn Childs, Morris Mid/High School, OK Kliattt Death of a beloved family member, in this case a father, is indeed a hard hit, and using the poetry format to tell of the impending death and the family grief is a powerful means of conveying the intensity of feelings. Mark loves his father dearly, and they share an interest in baseball, so Mark tries to continue on the team through his father''s illness. The four sections of the novel use baseball terminology to tell of the other, larger story: Wind Up: Strike One!; Extra Inngs&nngs∋ Three Strikes! The language is spare but gut-wrenching: "They are starti, Kirkus 2/1/06 Starred review Mark Warren's world is about to be turned upside down by his father's sudden diagnosis of cancer in this novel written in a spare, masterful sequence of poems. The tenth grader, an aspiring star pitcher, still has an innocence and ability to feel, qualities absent from much of contemporary YA fiction. And while the story follows a formulate structure- Mark's got a best frined and falls in love- both these characters support Mark with genuine warmth and affection through the ups and downs of his father's treatment. What keeps this arresting is the kindness and understanding of the characters- not just Mark's friends, but his family, too- and the astonishing minimalist language of each poem that advances the storyline and reveals Mark's attempt to grapple with everything. There isn't a lot of background noise: no sidebar conversations into other character's unhappy or dysfunctional lives; the focus is clearly on Mark, life and death and the exquisitely evoked simple and complex mysteries of the universe. Backmatter includes "National Help Lines" for further information on cancer and organizations to help children with bereavement. Booklist \\\\\\\\Turner, Ann. Hard Hit. Feb. 2006. 176p. Scholastic, $16.99 (0-439-29680-3). Gr. 7-10. Tenth-grader Mark Warren is a golden boy: good friends, a gorgeous girlfriend, and an awesome pitching arm, an arm that his dad has cultivated since Mark was small. Yet all turns gray and meaningless when Mark learns that his father has pancreatic cancer. In a carefully crafted, free-verse narrative, the teen tells of his struggle with faith, hope, and disillusionment as his family watches his father slip away-and the inevitable terror and guilt of those still living. It's a hard, sad, beautifully written, easily accessible book, spare yet with surprisingly well-developed characters. Unlike longer, more complex novels that build layers of emotion through description and events, Turner employs poetry to paint the reality of gradual loss, and the sparse language conveys the absence of all the family has known and its lonely emptiness without its central figure. A short bibliography of resources for children whose parents have died rounds out this special book. -Frances Bradburn SLJ Gr 8 Up-As in Learning to Swim (Scholastic, 2000), Turner addresses an intense subject in lyrical poetry. Mike, 16, has the perfect life-star baseball player, cute girlfriend, and loyal best friend-until the phone call that turns his life upside down. His father has pancreatic cancer. While his friends continue to live their lives, time stands still for Mike. His dad suffers through and begins the wasting away that cancer causes. A short period of remission brings a brief period of celebration. In the end, however, Mike finds that his bargains with God and his attempts to get along better with his sister are all for naught. His father dies and he must find a way to go on with his life. Teens who have experienced serious illness and/or death in their family or with close friends will relate to Turner's profound novel that traces the journey of one young man through the stages of grief and recovery. National help lines, addresses, and Web sites are included for readers who need them.-Kathryn Childs, Morris Mid/High School, OK Kliattt Death of a beloved family member, in this case a father, is indeed a hard hit, and using the poetry format to tell of the impending death and the family grief is a powerful means of conveying the intensity of feelings. Mark loves his father dearly, and they share an interest in baseball, so Mark tries to continue on the team through his father's illness. The four sections of the novel use baseball terminology to tell of the other, larger story: Wind Up: Strike One!; Extra Innings; Three Strikes! The language is spare but gut-wrenching: "They are starti
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Seventh Grade
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Twelfth Grade
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Synopsis
As she did in her groundbreaking memoir, Learning to Swim, Turner takes on a tough subject through luminous poetry. The result is a shattering and healing journey through one boy's loss of a parent. As the pitcher on his HS team, Mark lives and breathes baseball. Sure, there's pressure from his coach and his dad, who both push him hard, but it's nothing that time with his buddy, Eddie, or with his crush, Diane, can't diffuse. But all that changes when Mark's dad is diagnosed with cancer, and everything Mark has ever believed in--love, God, and baseball--is called into question. This profoundly affecting novel in verse traces the physical and emotional journey of a boy in crisis, and all the requisite emotions--anger, denial, fear, bargaining, sadness, & acceptance--that accompany loss., As the pitcher on his HS team, Mark lives and breathes baseball. Sure, there's pressure from his coach and his dad, who both push him hard, but it's nothing that time with his buddy, Eddie, or with his crush, Diane, can't diffuse. But all that changes when Mark's dad is diagnosed with cancer, and everything Mark has ever believed in--love, God, and baseball--is called into question.This profoundly affecting novel in verse traces the physical and emotional journey of a boy in crisis, and all the requisite emotions--anger, denial, fear, bargaining, sadness, & acceptance--that accompany loss.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.T8535Har 2006
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- 7***c (413)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter KaufI got 4 books from this seller. One was wrong book (same writer,simular covers) which,when you order used books several at a time from big used book warehouses, this happens every now and then. Seller contacted me and refunded within a couple hours on the same business day. These people do business right.The 3 others were just as described, packed perfect. Shipping was on time. Good books at good price and a seller who does business right. I highly recommend this seller and the items I ordered.Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4-6 (Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1) (Nr. 136250482721)
- c***m (448)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter KaufAAA+++; Excellent Service; Great Pricing; Fast Delivery-Faster Than Expected to Hawaii using free shipping USPS Ground Mail, Received 06/18; Paperback book in Great Condition as Described ; TLC Packaging; Excellent Seller Communication, Sends updates . Highly Recommended!, Thank you very much!Jesse Livermore: World's Greatest Stock Trader (Nr. 146613728980)
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