|
7 Days at the Hot Corner | 
 enlarge | Author: Terry Trueman
Publisher: HarperTeen
Category: Book
List Price: $15.99
Buy New: $0.99
You Save: $15.00 (94%)
New (33) Used (25) Collectible (2) from $0.10
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 124102
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0060574941
EAN: 9780060574949
ASIN: 0060574941
Publication Date: March 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: FREE UPGRADE TO EXPEDITED DELIVERY - GIFT QUALITY!
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
In baseball, fielding your position at third base is tricky—that's why third is called "the hot corner." You have to be aware that anything can happen at any time. This should be the best year of Scott's life: It's his last season of varsity ball, his team is about to go to the city championship, and a pro career is on the line. Instead, everything he always counted on comes crashing down at the same time, and his whole life is like one blazing hot corner—full of deadly line drives and crazy "bad hops." Scott can't believe the awful stuff coming his way, but it's time to find out whether he has what it takes to play the hot corner—on the baseball diamond and off it.
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Please beware May 19, 2007
2 out of 31 found this review helpful
While this may be a great book, I have not read it in it's entirety, please beware of purchasing this book for anyone younger than high school.
It says, 6th grade and up, or age 12 and up but the material may be more suitable for a high school student rather than elementary!
My son, who is in 4th grade, is an active reader and can read beyond his grade level. My mother bought him this book along with many other books and did not realize how mature this book was. Personally, I don't think 4th graders, or anyone under a high school grade, should be reading a book that deals with homosexuality, AIDS, safe sex and so on. My son is 9.
I believe in fredom of speech and I'm glad that there are novels that deal with those issues. My only wish would be that the author would have geared it toward a more mature audience.
Obviously, I need to CLOSELY examine the books my son is given to read before I allow him to do so.
 Outstanding read for gay or straight teens. May 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
7 DAYS AT THE HOT CORNER
by Terry Trueman
(Harper Tempest, February 2007, $15.99 Hardcover)
Scott Latimer lives for baseball. The high school senior plays third base (known in baseball jargon as the "hot corner") for his undefeated school team, and has dreams of playing professionally after he graduates. His best friend, since age seven, is Travis Adams, who helped comfort him when his parents got a divorce.
Scott's life seems to be placed on hold, when Travis moves in with Scott and his dad, following his being thrown out of his home because he is gay. It's rather unsettling news to Scott as well, since he always assumed Travis was straight and had never been told otherwise. He also remembers an incident in which Travis bled badly after a batting-cage accident, and Scott now wonders if Travis may have had unsafe sex and passed HIV on to him. He withdraws emotionally and physically from his friend, and decides to get tested, then goes through an agonizing seven days waiting for the test results. Travis decides to "come out" in an anonymous interview in the school paper, and Scott is also worried that his friends will figure out it is Travis, and perhaps assume that Scott is gay as well (which even Travis' mom assumed, since they were so close.)
An excellent, non-stereotypical and realistic story, especially recommended for teen readers. A bit short (runs 160 pages, but printed in relatively big type on small pages, which likely stretched it by 50% over what it would be in "normal" formats), but well-written and covers all of the bases (pun intended). Excellent selection for a gay teen to give as a gift to a straight buddy who may have problems dealing with his coming-out, and also debunks some common (even this long into the epidemic) myths about how the AIDS virus is transmitted. A definite "home run" (Last one, I promise! :) and I give it five stars out of five.
Courtesy of Teens Read Too March 2, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
"The hot corner." In baseball, it's third base. So named because of the fact that you always have to be ready for anything, and no one knows it better than eighteen-year-old Scott Latimer.
Scott is the starting third baseman on Thompson High School's varsity baseball team. The Spokane All-City High School Tournament is coming up in a matter of days, so of course Scott is worried about how he'll handle himself on "the hot corner."
The only problem is that, as life has a way of doing, things in his personal life are a little messed up at the moment. His best friend, Travis, was recently kicked out of his house by his parents and has been staying with Scott and his dad. And that was fine, until Travis handed him a copy of the school newspaper, which contained an article entitled "Coming Out."
Now "the hot corner" isn't just on the baseball field, but everywhere Scott looks. He doesn't know what to do about his friendship with Travis. He especially doesn't know how to handle some of the things Travis has said to him, such as the fact that Scott has issues with being the son of divorced parents. During these next seven days, it's up to Scott to figure out how to make things right again -- both on the field and off of it.
Again, author Terry Trueman has taken a well-drawn character and put him into a realistic situation. This is another great read from one of my favorite authors, and I can guarantee you won't go wrong by picking up a copy.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
|
|
|
Powered by Associate-O-Matic
| |
