Heart of a Champion Carl Deuker 199 Pages
Characters: Seth is a baseball player that only lives with his mom, because his father passed away when Seth was very young. Jimmy is Seth’s best friend, and his teammate in baseball.
Background: Seth lives with just his mom, and he doesn’t have many friends. Until he meets Jimmy Winter who introduces him to baseball which changes his whole life around.
Motivation: You can strengthen, grow and still live life even where there is loss.
Setting: The setting is Henry Ford Park and baseball field, and also Seth’s high school baseball field. Another place where the setting takes place is Seth and his moms house. The time of this is around the mid 90s.
Conflict: The conflict is for Seth to be able to …show more content…
I also sometimes get in conflicts with my friends just like Seth, Jimmy and Todd.
Fast Break Mike Lupica 262 Pages
Characters: Jayson is a 7th grade boy whose mother passed away, and he has never had his father. He leaves with his foster parents who are Tom and Carol Lawton. There is also a girl in the same grade as Jayson grade, named Zoe.
Background: Jayson lived with his mother and her boyfriend Richie, until his mother passed away, and Richie left Jayson. That left Jayson to fend for himself by stealing food, and living in an apartment with one month of rent left.
Motivation: Jayson wants to make it to the league championship tournament with his middle school team. Which is held at
Cameron Indoor Stadium, home of the Duke Blue Devils. Jayson wants this, because basketball is the only going for him in his tough, and complicated life.
Setting: There are a few settings in this story. One is the the Jeff, and that is what Jayson calls his apartment complex, and basketball court that he lived at for some time. Another place would be that Lawton’s home where Jayson lives with his foster parents. The story takes place in present
Characters: Seth is a baseball player that only lives with his mom, because his father passed away when Seth was very young. Jimmy is Seth’s best friend, and his teammate in baseball.
Background: Seth lives with just his mom, and he doesn’t have many friends. Until he meets Jimmy Winter who introduces him to baseball which changes his whole life around.
Motivation: You can strengthen, grow and still live life even where there is loss.
Setting: The setting is Henry Ford Park and baseball field, and also Seth’s high school baseball field. Another place where the setting takes place is Seth and his moms house. The time of this is around the mid 90s.
Conflict: The conflict is for Seth to be able to …show more content…
I also sometimes get in conflicts with my friends just like Seth, Jimmy and Todd.
Fast Break Mike Lupica 262 Pages
Characters: Jayson is a 7th grade boy whose mother passed away, and he has never had his father. He leaves with his foster parents who are Tom and Carol Lawton. There is also a girl in the same grade as Jayson grade, named Zoe.
Background: Jayson lived with his mother and her boyfriend Richie, until his mother passed away, and Richie left Jayson. That left Jayson to fend for himself by stealing food, and living in an apartment with one month of rent left.
Motivation: Jayson wants to make it to the league championship tournament with his middle school team. Which is held at
Cameron Indoor Stadium, home of the Duke Blue Devils. Jayson wants this, because basketball is the only going for him in his tough, and complicated life.
Setting: There are a few settings in this story. One is the the Jeff, and that is what Jayson calls his apartment complex, and basketball court that he lived at for some time. Another place would be that Lawton’s home where Jayson lives with his foster parents. The story takes place in present