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As the star closer for his high school baseball team, Shane Hunter is untouchable. Firing fastballs at ninety miles per hour, he loves being a winner. But when his father is accused of a crime, Shane's charmed world is turned upside down. Nothing is the way it once was, and Shane's not sure he... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Grandison: Whitman High School baseball coach who also forces Shane to fix the youth baseball field as community service after Shane is caught shoplifting.
- Reese Robertson: New kid to Shane's old school who many feel "replaced" Shane on their team. He is talked up all season, until Shane faces him and cause Reese to have a fear of the baseball.
- Marian: Shane's little sister
- Shane: Main character who changes high schools after his father commits suicide and ends up going through a rough patch until he realizes that he can still fix it.
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- Lonnie
- Kim Seung
- Sammamish
- Dravus
- Greg Taylor
- Miguel Alvarez
- Shorelake: Shane's school before he moved. A private school near Seattle, Washington.
- Whitman: Shane's public high school after he moved.
- Hank Fowler
- Benny Gold
- Justin
- Greenwood
- Cory Minton
- Rausch
- Pedro Hernandez
- Kurt Lind
- Tim Mcdermott
- Cody
- Kraybill
- Clarke
- Brian Fletcher
- Jeff Walton
- Kaitlin
- Ingraham
- Lincoln
- Jim Mcdermott
- Parino
- Jason Crandle
- Ted Hearn
- Edmonds
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I'm a closer, so I can't live and die on every pitch, especially in the early innings of a game.
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- Carl Deuker (Author)
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Page Count: 352
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Page Count: 352
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