| Six Innings: A Game in the Life Contributor(s): Preller, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312602405 ISBN-13: 9780312602406 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 Annotation: A game in the life of a Little League team playing their championship game - and two best friends whose bond is put to the test. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball - Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.34" W x 7.62" (0.33 lbs) 176 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 121553 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. Six Innings is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
Contributor Bio(s): Preller, James: - James Preller is the author of the popular Jigsaw Jones mystery books, which have sold more than 10 million copies since 1998. He is also the author of Bystander, named a 2009 Junior Library Guild Selection, Six Innings, an ALA Notable Book, and Mighty Casey, his own twist on the classic poem, "Casey at the Bat." In addition to writing full-time, Preller plays in a men's hardball league and coaches Little League. He compares coaching kids to "trying to hold the attention of a herd of earthworms." He lives in Delmar, New York with his wife, three children, cats and dog. |