Author- Mike Lupica
Book level- 5.3
Points- 9
Rating- 5
Genre- Realistic Fiction
12 year old Michael Arroyo, a boy originally from Cuba, has a dream of being in the little league world series. Him, his brother Carlos, and their Papi come over on a raft to America. Once there Papi is on his daily taxi job and has a heart attack and dies. Carlos is 17 and he is having to take care of Michael and himself. Baseball is everything to Michael. He is the best player in his league. He is so good coaches are demanding a birth certificate that was left behind in Cuba. Will they find his birth certificate and go to Williamsport, PA for the little league world series or will Michael never play baseball again?
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