7 days at the hot corner is not really a baseball book. When third baseman Scott finds out that his best friend since childhood, Travis, is gay, he doesn't handle the news well. In fact he does everything that a friend shouldn't do and it takes him the rest of the book to get his feelings figured out and start acting like a real friend. This was a great story about a topic that doesn't get enough attention. Fast, easy to read, and well written, it confronts almost every prejudice dealing with homosexuality that has ever been verbalized. Highly recommended. ( )

This book is about a kid named scoot he plays 3rd base. He gets aids earliey in the book .So this book is about how he over comes the torment from teamates anjd oyther people in his life. So it is a good book to read for people. ( )

Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com

"The hot corner." In baseball, it's third base. So named because of the fact that you always have to be ready for anything, and no one knows it better than eighteen-year-old Scott Latimer.

Scott is the starting third baseman on Thompson High School's varsity baseball team. The Spokane All-City High School Tournament is coming up in a matter of days, so of course Scott is worried about how he'll handle himself on "the hot corner."

The only problem is that, as life has a way of doing, things in his personal life are a little messed up at the moment. His best friend, Travis, was recently kicked out of his house by his parents and has been staying with Scott and his dad. And that was fine, until Travis handed him a copy of the school newspaper, which contained an article entitled "Coming Out."

Now "the hot corner" isn't just on the baseball field, but everywhere Scott looks. He doesn't know what to do about his friendship with Travis. He especially doesn't know how to handle some of the things Travis has said to him, such as the fact that Scott has issues with being the son of divorced parents. During these next seven days, it's up to Scott to figure out how to make things right again -- both on the field and off of it.

Again, author Terry Trueman has taken a well-drawn character and put him into a realistic situation. This is another great read from one of my favorite authors, and I can guarantee you won't go wrong by picking up a copy. ( )

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Terry Trueman writes a compelling story of a young man's journey within himself.
The book addresses misunderstood conceptions and prejudices of AIDS and homosexuality. The author presents these conceptions within the family, friends, sports, school and community.
The strength of this book is the topic of homosexuality. The title is also a strength with the reference of the 3rd base position as the hot corner and real life "hops:
The "hops" of young adults coming out and acceptance.
I think Scott's thoughts of baseball throughout the book lend great reflections of sports and life.
As a reader, I thought a potential weakness of the book was that I wasn't sure if AIDS or the fact that his friend was gay bothered him the most? ( )