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Scaletta, Kurtis

Rooting for Rafael Rosales

285 pp. | Whitman | April, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8075-6742-5 $16.99
(3) 4-6 Scaletta deftly weaves together the stories of Rafael, a young Dominican boy desperately committed to playing American Major League Baseball someday, and twelve-year-old Minnesotan girl Maya, who's desperately committed to saving the environment. He convincingly writes about these disparate subjects, peopling the novel with sympathetic, three-dimensional characters. Excellent sports writing, an appreciation of the natural world, and provocative ethical dilemmas add richness.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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