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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780312367633 ISBN: 0312367635 Label: Feiwel & Friends Manufacturer: Feiwel & Friends Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: March 04, 2008 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Release Date: March 04, 2008 Studio: Feiwel & Friends Editorial Review: Product Description: Two teams, six innings, one game. A lively cast of characters—baseball-loving boys between the ages of eleven to thirteen—are playing the biggest game of their lives. With acrobatic catches, clutch hits, dramatic whiffs, and costly errors, this game is full of action. But as the book unfolds, pitch by pitch, a deeper story emerges, with far more at stake: Sam and Mike, best friends, are trying to come to terms with Sam’s newly diagnosed cancer. And this baseball diamond becomes the ultimate testing ground of Sam and Mike’s remarkable friendship as they strive to find a way to both come out winners. This is for the championship. This is for life. Book Description: Two teams, six innings, one game. A lively cast of characters—baseball-loving boys between the ages of eleven to thirteen—are playing the biggest game of their lives. With acrobatic catches, clutch hits, dramatic whiffs, and costly errors, this game is full of action. But as the book unfolds, pitch by pitch, a deeper story emerges, with far more at stake: Sam and Mike, best friends, are trying to come to terms with Sam’s newly diagnosed cancer. And this baseball diamond becomes the ultimate testing ground of Sam and Mike’s remarkable friendship as they strive to find a way to both come out winners. This is for the championship. This is for life. Average Rating:
 Rating: - SHOULD BE AN AFTER SCHOOL MADE FOR TV SPECIAL!!I am not just saying that because my son is one of the characters in this book, I genuinely thought James did an amazing job at not only capturing the hearts and minds of little leaguers, but the trials and tribulations that they go through on a day to day basis. Speaking on a personal note~ At one of our sons baseball games, James told me that my son Tyler was going to be a character in this book. Not believing what I heard, I excitedly waited for the book to come out. When it did, ... Read More Rating: - HE LOVES IT!My 9 yr old son who struggles academically LOVED this book. When he was done he came to me and asked if I would get him more books like this one because he, "liked it better than his other books". I haven't read it so I don't know exactly what he meant. For him to enjoy reading is huge! He is a Red Sox fan and plays baseball. Maybe that had something to do with it? Rating:  - Roller Coaster of a GameIt's the kind of book that. when I got to the end of it, I didn't even know was meant for kids. I went on vacation and brought this book, not ecven glancing at the jacket copy that suggests it was meant for 11 to 13 year olds. I did think that the language of its rambunctious Little Leaguers was a bit on the sanitized side. The boys love to stage impromptu contests involving dialogue from their favorite baseball movies, everything from THE BAD NEWS BEARS to FIELD OF DREAMS, and evcen the mildest ... Read More Rating: - Six Innings - Great readI got a vivid picture of the action in the Little League championship game. It brought back great memories of when my kids played. Nice job. Rating: - Major league quality -- a real talentSix Innings by James Preller is just that, the play by play description of six innings of a Little League baseball game. All of our nation's obsession with the sanctity of the game is concentrated in this afternoon of play by two teams of boys. The book opens in Sam Reiser's bedroom, where he is lying in bed, a young amputee now only able to announce his team's play, to speak the words for actions he can no longer perform. We think we are in for a problem novel, a book about adjusting to a handicap. ... Read More |
