Painting the Black - Hardcover

Deuker/Carl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395828481 ISBN 13: 9780395828489

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade), 1997

Synopsis

High-school senior Ryan Ward finds his love of baseball threatened, when one of his teammates pushes the limits too far, and Ryan is forced to choose between his passion for the game and his personal sense of integrity.

About this title

Review:

"Rather than producing a stereotyped high school jock, Deuker portrays Josh as a complex and multidimensional character. . . . A well-crafted sports novel that delivers without becoming didactic or boring." --SLJ

"The well-written sports scenes--baseball and football--will draw reluctant readers, but it is Ryan's moral courage that will linger when the reading is done." --Booklist

"The baseball diamond leads to much more than just a winning season in this exciting and moving novel. . . . Deuker, adept at capturing the thrills during the game, also proves talented at dramatizing Ryan's torment in the face of his friend's deeds; the depiction of a boy coming into his own is resonant and inspiring." --Kirkus Reviews

"An excellent sports story, with a lot more to it than just the game of baseball." --VOYA

About the Author:

Carl Deuker participated in several sports as a boy. He was good enough to make most teams, but not quite good enough to play much. He describes himself as a classic second-stringer. "I was too slow and too short for basketball; I was too small for football, a little too chicken to hang in there against the best fastballs. So, by my senior year the only sport I was still playing was golf." Carl still loves playing golf early on Sunday mornings at Jefferson Park in Seattle, the course on which Fred Couples learned to play. His handicap at present is 13.
Combining his enthusiasm for both writing and athletics, Carl has created many exciting, award-winning novels for young adults. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and daughter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0395828481
• ISBN 13: 9780395828489
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248