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Heavy Hitters
Explore the age guidance, content cautions, positive qualities, and supporting notes for Heavy Hitters by Mike Lupica. This book is content notes include Violence, Frightening scenes, Products & advertising; positive qualities include Good role models, Positive messages.
Book 3 · Game ChangersSource checked
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Age guidanceNot listed
Strongest cautionsViolence 2/5 · Frightening scenes 1/5 · Products & advertising 1/5
Strongest positivesGood role models 4/5 · Positive messages 4/5
Series positionBook 3 · Game Changers
Recommendation3.5/5
Good role models; strongest caution: violence.
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Good role models; strongest caution: violence.
Readiness snapshotMain watch-out: Violence 2/5
Recommendation 3.5/5Show Wikipedia summary
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Recommended ageNot listed
Strongest cautions
- Violence2/5
- Frightening scenes1/5
- Products & advertising1/5
Strongest positives
- Good role models4/5
- Positive messages4/5
- Courage & resilience3/5
Reading order
Series progression
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- Book 1 · GAME CHANGERSAges 9+Starting point
- About the same
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- Which character was the best role model, and what did they do that you admired?
- How did the story handle conflict or violence? Did the characters have other choices?
- Which choice in Heavy Hitters would you have made differently, and why?
- Who changed the most in Heavy Hitters, and what caused that change?
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