111 pages • 3 hours read
Matt de la PeñaMexican WhiteBoy
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 28-30Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 28 Summary: “The Last Hustle of the Summer”
Danny and Uno take the Coaster, the train that runs along the coast between San Diego and Los Angeles, to Leucadia. Uno tells Danny, “I’m bringin’ shit full circle on you, D” (225). It isn’t until the two are on the platform that Danny recognizes he is in Leucadia. He suddenly realizes this isn’t just any hustle. Danny feels immediately comforted by the familiarity but takes notice of how socioeconomically different things are in Leucadia. Danny and Uno make their way to Leucadia Prep, where practice is wrapping up. Kyle Sorenson is there, helping Coach Sullivan. Danny asks Uno how he knew Kyle would be there, but Uno just says he has his sources. Danny is oddly calm: “Maybe it’s taken real life getting so real for him to realize baseball’s just a game” (227). Uno comments, “Sick school, everything’s brand-new, man. Check out that field” (227). Danny tries to see his high school field from Uno’s perspective, “and what he sees is almost embarrassing. It’s too beautiful” (228).
Uno approaches and propositions the team’s catcher. At first, he doesn’t have any idea what Uno means by “challenge,” but the coach does.
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