Land of Enchantment Book Award
2010 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
MICHAEL ARROYO grows up in the shadows of hallowed Yankee Stadium, a boy forever on the outside looking in. His only chance to see his field of dreams? Pitch his Bronx all-star team to the district finals and a shot at the Little League World Series.
But there is a problem. Michael is good—too good. Rival coaches and players can't believe a boy could be this good and be only twelve years old. And Michael has no way to prove it—no mother, no father, and a birth certificate that is stuck home in his native Cuba. If the people from social services find out his secret, he will have an even worse problem: being separated from the only family he knows, his older brother Carlos.
Baseball can be a game of heroes, of champions who refuse to lose. Or it can be a field of crushed dreams. For one boy, the game is about to turn serious.
Mike Lupica, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Travel Team, delivers another solid hit, a feel-good baseball story that will have readers cheering through the final inning.
But there is a problem. Michael is good—too good. Rival coaches and players can't believe a boy could be this good and be only twelve years old. And Michael has no way to prove it—no mother, no father, and a birth certificate that is stuck home in his native Cuba. If the people from social services find out his secret, he will have an even worse problem: being separated from the only family he knows, his older brother Carlos.
Baseball can be a game of heroes, of champions who refuse to lose. Or it can be a field of crushed dreams. For one boy, the game is about to turn serious.
Mike Lupica, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Travel Team, delivers another solid hit, a feel-good baseball story that will have readers cheering through the final inning.
Awards
Sasquatch Award
2010 · Children/Young Adult · Nominee
California Young Reader Medal
2009 · Middle School · Winner
Colorado Children's Book Award
2009 · Junior Novel · Nominee
Delaware Diamonds Award
2009 · Middle School · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2009 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
Golden Sower Award
2009 · Young Adult · Honor Book
Iowa Teen Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2009 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2009 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2009 · Intermediate · Nominee
Nutmeg Book Award
2009 · Teen · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2009 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2009 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award
2009 · Middle Grades · Nominee
Charlotte Award
2008 · Young Adult · Winner
Golden Archer Award
2008 · Middle/Junior High · Nominee
Maine Student Book Award
2008 · Grades 4-8 · Third Place
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2008 · Junior Book · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2008 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2008 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2007 · Grades 6-9 · Nominee
Isinglass Teen Read Award
2007 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2007 · Young Adult · Commended
Cybils
2006 · Middle Grade Fiction · Finalist
