Carl deuker has also written gym candy, runner, and high heat, just to name a few. Authors guild, authors league of america, phi beta kappa. As a high school student, i made a few teams, but i did more sitting on the bench than playing. Mainly he kicked around with his friend paul garibaldi, looking for frogs and lizards and the occasional snake. Have a question or a comment about one of my books. Living with his alcoholic father on a brokendown sailboat on puget sound has been hard on seventeenyearold chance taylor, but when his love of running leads to a highpaying job, he quickly learns that the money is not worth the risk. However, because his mother left home and his father is an alcoholic, chance now runs drugs and other contraband to bring money into the house. I was too small for football, a little too chicken to hang in there against the best fastballs. Baseball becomes a metaphor for life in deukers thoughtprovoking testimonial to friendship and filial love. Carl deuker is a teacher in the northshore school district outside of seattle. Since the publication of on the devils court and heart of a champion, deuker has produced sportsthemed young adult novels at two or three year intervals. Carl deuker s novel runner is the story of chance taylor, a high school senior who could have been a terrific athlete.
His use of nonstop, playbyplay action, realistic teen frustrations, and personal demons make this a book even reluctant readers will be reluctant to put down. Deuker followed this book with heart of a champion,a baseball book that also contains autobiographical material. Ya book of the yeartennessee, pennsylvania, nebraska. Ya book of the yearsouth carolina heart of a champion. Seattle sun daily newspaper, film and book critic, 198085. Winner of volunteer state book awards young adult 1995. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. His novels have won numerous awards, including being selected as booklist top ten youth sports books, voya top shelf fiction for middle school readers, book sense 76 picks, and ala best books for young adults. What awards has carl deuker won for the book gym candy. Apr 12, 2012 the book i am recommending is high heat by carl deuker. The book swagger by carl deuker is a realistic fiction book. From the awardwinning author of night hoops and painting the black com. Chance seems to have a dream of a lifestyle, living on a boat in the seattle harbor.
Each year, a committee of school and public librarians reads widely to choose a list of twenty nominated titles. Carl deuker seth faces a strain on his friendship with jimmy, who is both a baseball champion and something of an irresponsible fool, when jimmy is kicked off the team. This book also garnered awards, being named young adult book of the year in pennsylvania, tennessee, and nebraska. Carl deuker books list of books by author carl deuker. His novels earned young adult book of the year awards in south carolina, nebraska, tennessee, pennsylvania, and iowa. This amazing author has won many awards for several of his books such as the 2010 popular paperback for young adults, and the ya book of the year in five different states.
Carl deukers official website young adult novels by carl deuker. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read heart of a champion. Carl deukers official website young adult novels by. Carl deuker born august 26, 1950 is an author of young adult novels. May 30, 2009 heart of a champion ebook written by carl deuker.
Carl deukers novel runner is the story of chance taylor, a high school senior who could have been a terrific athlete. Carl deuker once told sata that he is often asked by his readers if he writes sports novels for young adults because he was an outstanding athlete. It was the best thing about him, and it was the worst, too. South carolina young adult book award, 1992, for on the devils court. Jonas and levi both play basketball jonas was a starter at his old school and hopes to get there at this school too. Asked in books and literature what is the climax of the book runners by. Carl deuker wide receiver brock ripley should be a natural for the varsity football team. What are some literary devices in the book runner by carl. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Common knowledge book awards iowa teen award nominee. Common knowledge book awards south carolina young adult book award nominee. Carl deuker is a 69 years old young adult author, who was born in august, in the year of the tiger and is a virgo. Carl wrote many books like on the devils court, heart of a champion, night hoops, painting the black, high heat, runner, gym candy, payback time, swagger, and gutless cark deukers official website 1. It is filled with nonstop basketball action and enough edgeofyourseat tension to satisfy any teen reader with an interest in sports and realistic fiction.
Carl deuker 1950 biography personal, career, member. Heart of a champion, on the devils court, and painting the black. To earn a college basketball scholarship, jonas needs to play well and improve his grades. The website maintained by carl deuker, awardwinning young adult sports novelist. He earned a masters degree in english from the university of washington. His first novel, on the devils court, was published in 1989. He has dreams of one day being like his dad and being the superstar. The purpose of the volunteer state book award is to promote awareness, interest, and enjoyment of good new childrens and young adult literature.
Find out is carl deuker dating anyone right now and who at celebscouples. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the. Baltz preap english 10 5 december 2008 gym candy by carl deuker all his life mick johnson has lived and breathed football. Gym candy by carl deuker meet your next favorite book. Everything seems to be going good for him until the middle of one of his games. Since carl grew up in the bay area, he is a long time giants fan. On the devils court was ya book of the year in south carolina. Hunter gates, a blond, white quarterback with his future focused on football, has both henchmen and a highpressure father. Carl deuker infographic by tyler lasiter infographic.
Deuker was born and raised in the san francisco bay area. Washington evergreen young adult book award nominee. Heart of a champion by carl deuker, young adult award winner, 1996. Tasl volunteer state book childrens choice award book.
I read the book gym candy by carl deuker and the story follows a teenage boy and his friends and they are wanting to become pro football players one day. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens. Carl was born on august 26, 1950 in san francisco, ca. Carl deuker was raised in redwood city, california, the son of jack deuker and marie milligan deuker. Carl deuker is the critically acclaimed author of payback time, gym candy, and runner, which was a booklist top 10 sports book. There are in the middle school right now there names are mick johnson, drew, and then deshawn they are all on the same football team and one is a wide receiver and one is a quarterback and the other is a linebacker. Shortlisted for eliot rosewater indiana high school book award 2006 shortlisted for grand canyon reader award teen 2008 shortlisted for volunteer state book awards young adult 2006.
Taking on the hunters of the world is a revolutionary act it is turning the established order upside down. Jun 15, 2014 author carl deuker is known for his excellent sports novels. High school senior point guard jonas dolan is on the fast track to a basketball career until an unthinkable choice puts his future on the line. A paperback edition is available april 1, 2007 from little, brown. An american author of young adult novels, he is best known for works such as on the devils court, heart of a champion, and night hoops. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Carl deuker was born in san francisco, california, usa on saturday, august 26, 1950 baby boomers generation. As a young boy, he spent many hours in the creek behind his house and in the wooded area west of his house. Heart of a champion by carl deuker, paperback barnes. Ya book of the year tennessee, pennsylvania, nebraska. Imagine a brown ball spiraling through the air, the sound of the ball hitting the hands of a football player, and thousands of fans cheering. The georgia peach book award works to promote reading and literacy skills in teens. Carl deuker is the popular, critically acclaimed author of payback time, gym candy a texas lone star title, and runner a booklist top 10 sports book. There are in the middle school right now there names are mick johnson, drew, and then deshawn they are all on the same football team and one is a wide receiver and one is a quarterback and the.
His dad has been workin with him since he was four, taking him to all the best camps, teaching him the best moves, and teaching him the most important thing. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. It was wellreceived, earning a best book for young adults award from the ala and young adult book of the year award in south carolina. Carl deukers official website young adult novels by carl.
He describes his younger self as a classic secondstringer. Northshore school district, bothell, wa, teacher, 1991. The award also hopes to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality contemporary literature which broadens understanding of the human experience and provides. Carls birthstone is peridot and sardonyx and birth flower is gladiolus. I would recommend this book to older kids around 1415 because theres some gun war realited volience, and some minor language. It is about a high school baseball player named shane hunter. He and karen hesse are both authors of young adult fiction. He lives with his wife and daughter in seattle, washington. Then young adults choose books from among that list to read and rate.