Summary Of Game Seven By Paul Volponi

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The book “Game Seven” by Paul volponi is about 3 family members and one guide trying to escape to the US. In the book it starts with julio and his cousin luis’ baseball team in a major tournament in Cuba. While this is happening it flashes back into the past it explains what happened to julio's father. Julio's father hated his country of Cuba and when he was in the US on a baseball trip he left the team and went to sign a contract with the marlins. Julios and luises coach was luis’ father who was secretly planning their escape with his “Old baseball Playing friend”, gabriel, who julio knew has barely touched a ball in his life. One night during the tournament they all celebrated on the beach and the other part of the team when to a completely

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