Heart Of The Hide by Lou Petrucci
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- Age Range: Young Adult
- Pub. Date: February 2006
- 252pp
- Sales Rank: 480,991
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: February 2006
- Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
- Format: Hardcover, 252pp
- Sales Rank: 480,991
- Age Range: Young Adult
- ISBN-13: 9780595675951
- ISBN: 0595675956
Synopsis
This young adult novel is a heartwarming story of a boy with a cleft palate who learns that telling the truth is much easier than lying.
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The author, Lou Petrucci, is not only a sixth grade teacher on Long Island, but he stills plays in the sand like he did 35 years ago. Lou manages the Long Island Collegians in an NCAA sanctioned summer league and won the 2001 AABC National Championship with the Long Island Tigers. For the past 18 years, he umpires Division I college baseball and was selected to work the 1999 Division II College World Series.
"Heart of the Hide" is a hybrid of truth and fiction that will bring many moments of laughter and a few tears of joy.
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Great baseball and all around reading for the whole family!!by Anonymous
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May 20, 2009: Not only am I from West Haven, but I am also family to the characters of Gennaro and Jerry and this book brought back so many memories for the entire town. This book speaks on several important issues, but it all come back to the love for the sport. Do not be distracted by bad reviews based on family members of characters that tried to take away from the children, but look at this as a book that can bring back memories of your own childhood. The struggles the characters face are moving and you just can't put the book down. Your children to your grandmother will find happiness and knowledge from this GREAT read.
Despicableby ASchotta
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November 11, 2008:
While I do agree that this book could possibly be a huge help to many children, I am also sure that this book is a horrible depiction of my deceased Grandfather. The Author had absolutely no permission to use my Grandfather's name or likeness in his book. In fact, he makes my Grandfather out to be a VILLAIN.
My Grandfather - Robert Schotta was an amazing family man. Other than his wife and children his greatest pleasure came from making the town of West Haven greater than it ever was. Without him, the miles of boardwalk, up kept beaches and many parks would never have been.
My Grandfather grew up in the town of West Haven in a time that it was customary to graduate from high school and automatically enlist. He was the Quarterback for West Haven High, and married his High School sweet heart - the captain of the Cheer Leading Squad. He fought in Korea as a Fighting Tiger and returned home safely to father 4 children. In the midst of all of this, West Haven was always his constant. His love for his home town is what drove him to become the Director of Parks and Recreation. When my Grandfather passed he was given high honors by the town of West Haven; his flag flew at Bradley Rock, half massed and he was given an engraved rock at Noise field. He was respected, loved and honored by his peers.
While I understand that in this day in age it is very hard to grasp the concept that a good man only had good intentions for his town and family... it does not give an author any right to use his name/likeness in a deceptive way. To actually portray him as a villain is despicable.
I urge all readers to cast this book aside and stand up for good and honest principles.
Please, do not let my Grandfather's memory be tarnished in any way by this author.
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