TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Leary,Des
TI  - Slice of heaven
SN  - 9780995109247
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Wellington, NZ
PB  - Submarine, an imprint of Mākaro Press
KW  - High school students
KW  - Teen fiction
KW  - Teenage boys
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Auckland
KW  - Softball players
KW  - Softball teams
KW  - South Auckland (N.Z.)
KW  - Young adult fiction, New Zealand
N2  - "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
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