Heat by mike lupica

Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws super fast  along with aspirations of leading his team all the way to the Little League World Series. But his skill is nothing compared to the pitching 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-year old brother Carlos. If Social Services hears of their situation, they will be separated in the foster-care system or they would be 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. He had no way at all to prove his age. And no parent to fight for him, He secret world is blown wide open, and he discovers that family can come from the most unexpected sources. And I have read to about page 109 and so far the book is very detailed and gives me a lot surprises and is a very hard book to put down considering I love baseball.  And Mike Lupica is legendary in the world of sports writing, blogging, and journaling. I'd even consider him going into announcing. But seriously these first 100 pages have been intense! And he should definitely write a second book to the series. I mean there so much emotion and passion about this poor kid that's in a foster home trying to live his dream! And hopefully by the end of the book he does. And my predictions are some sort of serious drama will go on with the foster family and maybe even be sent back to Cuba.