Heart of a Champion The book Heart of a Champion written by the author Carl Deuker shows the story of the two main characters Seth Barnam and Jimmy Winter. The story takes place in California and talks about Seth and Jimmy's experiences and shared love of baseball. The story starts off with Seth who is seven years old and had lost his father he later accepts his fathers death. Seth however did not have an interest in sports while he was young but at the age of twelve he started to pick up baseball and met Jimmy Winter. Jimmy Winter however had a much different life than Seth. Jimmy still having a father was forced to do intense baseball practice due to his natural talent. Seth aspired to do better at baseball and even thought Jimmy was better than him. Seth works hard and eventually improves with baseball and school work. However the story took a turn because Jimmy's life took a downward spiral. He had to move away but later came back and joined a baseball team. His father however had a divorce and affected him greatly he began drinking and eventually died in a drunk driving accident.…show more content… The book itself seemed decent enough to read and captures the reader. The two characters Seth and Jimmy seem to be very relatable to children at the age of twelve and up. The book inspires the reader due to the fact that the two characters struggled through many situations but prevailed. The book is very inspiring as it taught the reader to strive to be the best and not to turn to things like alcohol as an escape which overall made the book better as it inspired but yet taught the reader good lessons to help in mundane
