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  • Pinned

    Alfred C. Martino, Mark Shanahan, Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

    Audiobook (Listen & Live Audio, Inc., March 4, 2005)
    Pinned follows Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane, two high school seniors, as they embark on the most important winter of their lives in a quest for the New Jersey state high school wrestling championship. Ivan Korske is the pride of Lennings, a rural town tucked away in the farmlands of western Jersey, and the odds-on favorite to be crowned state champion in the 129-pound weight class. For Ivan, the stakes are impossibly high. A state championship fulfills a promise he made to his mother before she passed away nine months earlier and will, perhaps, stem his father's continued withdrawal from life. But mostly, Ivan dreams of getting a scholarship to a college far from his dreary hometown. To him, anything short of the title is failure. In Short Hills, a wealthy town on the other side of the state, Bobby Zane protects his younger brother Christopher from the fallout of their parents' impending divorce, while searching for comfort from Carmelina Carrillo, a girl from a depressed part of Newark. Despite the distractions from the intense pressures of adolescent love and the family's breakup, Bobby realizes his quest for the coveted 129-pound state title may be his only hope for salvation. Pinned chronicles Ivan and Bobby's season-long efforts toward overcoming forces within and beyond their control toward a title that only one of them can capture.
  • Pinned

    Alfred C. Martino

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 1, 2006)
    Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane couldn't be more different—they come from different backgrounds, different lifestyles, and they have very different values and ways of looking at the world and dealing with people. Yet they both have the drive, determination, and commitment to self-sacrifice necessary to become a champion. In the end, though, only one will stand in the center of the mat with his arms raised in victory. Has each boy prepared enough? Sacrificed enough? Does each want to win enough? All the training, pain, running, and cutting weight ultimately comes down to a few short minutes on a wrestling mat—leaving one boy the victor, the other devastated.
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  • Pinned

    Alfred C. Martino

    eBook (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 1, 2006)
    Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane couldn't be more different—they come from different backgrounds, different lifestyles, and they have very different values and ways of looking at the world and dealing with people. Yet they both have the drive, determination, and commitment to self-sacrifice necessary to become a champion. In the end, though, only one will stand in the center of the mat with his arms raised in victory. Has each boy prepared enough? Sacrificed enough? Does each want to win enough? All the training, pain, running, and cutting weight ultimately comes down to a few short minutes on a wrestling mat—leaving one boy the victor, the other devastated.
  • Pinned

    Alfred C. Martino

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, Feb. 7, 2005)
    Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane couldn't be more different--they come from different backgrounds, different lifestyles, and they have very different values and ways of looking at the world and dealing with people. Yet they both have the drive, determination, and commitment to self-sacrifice necessary to become a champion. In the end, though, only one will stand in the center of the mat with his arms raised in victory. Has each boy prepared enough? Sacrificed enough? Does each want to win enough? All the training, pain, running, and cutting weight ultimately comes down to a few short minutes on a wrestling mat--leaving one boy the victor, the other devastated.
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  • Pinned

    Alfred C. Martino, Mark Shanahan

    Audio CD (Listen & Live Audio, Inc., Feb. 9, 2005)
    "Pinned" follows Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane, two high school seniors, as they embark on the most important winter of their lives in a quest for the New Jersey state high school wrestling championship. Unabridged. 6 CDs.
  • Pinned by Alfred C. Martino

    Alfred C. Martino

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Jan. 1, 1656)
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  • Pinned

    Alfred C. Martino

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, March 1, 2005)
    Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane couldn't be more different--they come from different backgrounds, different lifestyles, and they have very different values and ways of looking at the world and dealing with people. Yet they both have the drive, determination, and commitment to self-sacrifice necessary to become a champion. In the end, though, only one will stand in the center of the mat with his arms raised in victory. Has each boy prepared enough? Sacrificed enough? Does each want to win enough? All the training, pain, running, and cutting weight ultimately comes down to a few short minutes on a wrestling mat--leaving one boy the victor, the other devastated.
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  • Pinned: A Novel

    Alfred C. Martino, Mark Shanahan

    Cards (Audiofy/Listen & Live, Jan. 1, 2005)
    This Audiofy audiobook chip packs Mark Shanahan's full 7 hour reading of "Pinned: A Novel" on a tiny memory card. A single Audiofy audiobook chip, hardly larger than a stamp, holds a complete digital audiobook, and saves the last listening position automatically, unlike CDs. With an SD memory card slot or low-cost adapter - like those for digital cameras - this Audiofy audiobook chip can be played on Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh desktop computers or laptops (Microsoft Windows XP/2000/Me/98, or Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above) or transferred to Apple iPod media players. Audiobook chips also move seamlessly to most Palm OS and Pocket PC handheld PDAs with SD expansion slots, as well as Treo and Windows Mobile "smartphones" (Palm OS 5.2 or Windows Mobile 2002 and above)... Pinned follows Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane, high school seniors, in a quest for the New Jersey state high school wrestling championship. For Ivan, a state championship fulfills a promise he made to his mother before she passed away and will, perhaps, stem his father's continued withdrawal from life. Despite distractions from the pressures of adolescent love, Bobby realizes the coveted title may be his only hope for salvation. AUTHOR: Wrestling has been a part of Alfred C. Martino's life for thirty years. He has competed on the midget, junior high, high school (Millburn, NJ), and collegiate (Duke '86) levels, as well as coached Millburn's youth program for five years. He has worked as a staff reporter for the El Segundo Herald (CA) and The Beach Reporter. NARRATOR: Mark Shanahan, a New York City resident, has appeared at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, off-Broadway, and on film and television. AWARDS: Texas Library Association's Tayshas Reading List 2006-2007; YALSA's 'Best Books For Young Adults' Nominee; Junior Library Guild Selection; AudioFile Magazine 'Earphones' Award; Richie's Picks selection; Brodart's TOP Young Adult Titles list; The Quills Award nominee - Teen Category.
  • Pinned

    Alfred C. Martino, Mark Shanahan

    Preloaded Digital Audio Player (Listen & Live Audio, March 1, 2007)
    Dealing with family problems, girls, and their own competitive natures, high school seniors Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane face each other in the final match of the New Jersey State Wrestling Championship.
  • Pinned

    Alfred C. Martino

    Preloaded Digital Audio Player (Findaway World Llc, March 1, 2007)
    Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane couldn't be more different—they come from different backgrounds, they have different lifestyles, and they each have very different ways of looking at the world. Yet both of these high school seniors have the drive, determination, and willingness to sacrifice whatever it takes to become a champion. In the end, however, only one will raise his arm in victory and have the New Jersey State Wrestling Championship gold medal placed around his neck. Who will it be? Pinned is an intense story of courage, dedication, and commitment that will leave you breathless.