Conviction Contributor(s): Loy Gilbert, Kelly (Author) |
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ISBN: 1484725387 ISBN-13: 9781484725382 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Siblings - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2014042087 |
Lexile Measure: 940 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.7" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 174051 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A teenage boy faces an impossible choice in this brutally honest debut novel about family, faith, and the ultimate test of conviction, that was the winner of the Children's Choice Book Awards' Teen Choice Debut Author Award. Ten years ago, Braden was given a sign--a promise that his family wouldn't fall apart the way he feared. But Braden got it wrong: his older brother, Trey, has been estranged from the family for almost as long, and his father, the only parent Braden has ever known, has been accused of murder. The arrest of Braden's father, a well-known Christian radio host, has sparked national media attention. His fate lies in his son's hands; Braden is the key witness in his father's upcoming trial. Braden has always measured himself through baseball. He is the star pitcher in his small town of Ornette, and his ninety-four mile per hour pitch already has minor league scouts buzzing in his junior year. Now the rules of the sport that has always been Braden's saving grace are blurred in ways he never realized, and the prospect of playing against Alex Reyes, the nephew of the police officer his father is accused of killing, is haunting his every pitch. |