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High Heat by Carl Deuker follows Shane Hunter, a high school baseball team's "closer," whose life unravels after his father is arrested for money laundering, leading to his father's suicide, a drastic change in socio-economic status, and Shane's descent into anger and delinquency. Through community service and rekindling his passion for baseball, Shane eventually finds redemption and emotional healing. The book includes sensitive themes such as parental arrest, financial distress, and suicide.