HEAT by Mike Lupica

Heat is about a boy Michael and his brother Carlos who are living illegally in the Bronx, New York. They live alone even though Carlos is still only 17. That’s why it’s illegal and they’re trying to keep their dead father a secret until Carlos turns 18 by saying that their dad is visiting a sick uncle in Florida and Carlos is just babysitting. My favorite part in the book is in the very beginning which is a little misleading at first. It is when a thief Ramon steals a woman’s purse and it seems like the entire rest of the story would be either about the woman or the crook. But as it turns out I was wrong on both accounts. You see the thief decided to run through a baseball field where we first meet Michael who throws a baseball from home plate to dead center field and nails the thief right on the head! After this all happens Michael is confronted by a police officer. Although warned by Carlos not to talk to official people without him, Michael couldn’t exactly run from a cop! So, will Michael and Carlos manage to keep there father’s death a secret until Carlos turns 18, or will the secret get out and they get sent to a orphanage instead? Read Heat by Mike Lupica to find out!
Jacob