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ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lupica, Mike, PUBLISHER: Philomel Books, Twelve-year-old Michael Arroyo lives in ong>theong> ong>shadowsong> of Yankee Stadium, home of his heroes, but a place that might as well be on a different continent since he can't afford to see ong>theong> inside. He also lives in ong>theong> ong>shadowsong> of his Bronx neighborhood, hiding from ong>theong> bill collectors and ong>theong> officials who would separate him from his seventeen-year-old broong>theong>r if ong>theong>y knew ong>theong> two boys were living on ong>theong>ir own. Baseball is Michael's only salvation, along with his dream of playing in ong>theong> Little League World Series--until a rival accuses Michael of being older than ong>theong> league limit. With no parents and a birth certificate that is stuck in his native Cuba, ong>theong> ong>shadowsong> in Michael's life grow darker. But that is when heroes emerge, and for Michael, heroes don't come any bigger than ong>theong> Yankees.