Slice of heaven /
O'Leary, Des,
Slice of heaven / Des O'Leary. - 272 pages ; 20 cm.
"Life for Sione and his mates at Manawahe East High in South Auckland is pretty sweet - a slice of heaven. But one day when they’re in after-school detention there’s an emergency. Another school’s turned up for a softball game but the Manawahe junior boys team has gone awol. Sione, TJ, Hieu, Jordan and the rest are hurriedly pulled out of detention and onto the field to form a replacement team, with Leilani in charge of the equipment. The problem is none of them can play and they don’t really want to learn - at least not at first. Slice of Heaven is a novel about a bunch of young people surprised by sport that is pitch perfect, funny and packed with life as it’s lived in South Auckland."--Publisher's description.
9780995109247
High school students--Teen fiction.
Teenage boys--New Zealand--Auckland--Teen fiction.
Softball players--Teen fiction.
Softball teams--Teen fiction.
South Auckland (N.Z.)--Teen fiction.
Young adult fiction, New Zealand.
Slice of heaven / Des O'Leary. - 272 pages ; 20 cm.
"Life for Sione and his mates at Manawahe East High in South Auckland is pretty sweet - a slice of heaven. But one day when they’re in after-school detention there’s an emergency. Another school’s turned up for a softball game but the Manawahe junior boys team has gone awol. Sione, TJ, Hieu, Jordan and the rest are hurriedly pulled out of detention and onto the field to form a replacement team, with Leilani in charge of the equipment. The problem is none of them can play and they don’t really want to learn - at least not at first. Slice of Heaven is a novel about a bunch of young people surprised by sport that is pitch perfect, funny and packed with life as it’s lived in South Auckland."--Publisher's description.
9780995109247
High school students--Teen fiction.
Teenage boys--New Zealand--Auckland--Teen fiction.
Softball players--Teen fiction.
Softball teams--Teen fiction.
South Auckland (N.Z.)--Teen fiction.
Young adult fiction, New Zealand.