| Throwing Heat Contributor(s): Bowen, Fred (Author) |
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ISBN: 1561455407 ISBN-13: 9781561455409 Publisher: Peachtree Publishers OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010009428 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Series: Fred Bowen Sports Stories: Baseball |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.4" (0.25 lbs) 128 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 137963 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Get back in the baseball action with this Sports Story Series book from Washington Post KidsPost columnist and author Fred Bowen - perfect for fans of Mike Lupica and Tim Green. Jack has a sizzling fastball, but does he have what it takes to pitch his team to victory? Known for his crazy fastball pitches, Jack has never had a problem striking a batter out. Until now. This season, he's playing in a new league where the distance to the catcher's mitt is a lot greater, and he can't get seem to get into the strike zone. Then a baseball coach at a local college shows Jack some new pitches and tells him about Steve Dalkowski who never made it out of the minor leagues because he wouldn't throw other pitches. At first Jack doesn't listen to the coach's advice, but with the season on the line, he realizes that Finn was right. Is it too late to change his game plan? In this installment of his Sports Story series, author Fred Bowen shows readers how to battle the ache of disappointment and rise to new challenges. Readers can learn more about pitching phenoms Steve Dalkowski and Sandy Koufax and their Major League Baseball careers in the afterword. Discussion Guide available. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bowen, Fred: - Fred Bowen is the author of Peachtree's popular Fred Bowen Sports Story series. A lifelong sports fanatic, he has coached youth league baseball, basketball, and soccer. His kids' sports column "The Score" appears each week in the KidsPost section of the Washington Post. Bowen lives in Maryland. |