| Fielder's Choice Contributor(s): Norman, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874832047 ISBN-13: 9780874832044 Publisher: August House Publishers OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: This funny and touching baseball story takes us back to a time we like to think was simpler, and reminds us that it wasn't. It's a book about practical jokes and sometimes impractical wisdom, about baseball and brothers, about choosing and not choosing and living with the consequences of both. "This spring's brightest piece of baseball fiction".--W.P. Kinsella. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Sports |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 950 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.5" W x 8.42" (0.60 lbs) 196 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5936 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beneath the baseball and the shuck-and-jive narration is a story about a young man learning to live his own life. -School Library JournalAndrew Jackson Fielder dreams about pitching in the major leagues. It is an unlikely dream for a kid growing up in Smackover, Arkansas, in 1939. But for Fielder, it comes true, partly due to the afternoons he and his brother spend practicing pitches in a pipe yard down in the south Arkansas oil patch. However, this humorous coming of age story is more about learning to live life and take responsibility for bad decisions than it is about playing baseball. During World War II, Jackson is shot down and ends up in a prisoner of war camp. Following months of abuse, he is "recruited" by a Japanese admiral who wants his son to pitch like a pro. The boy, a young kamikaze pilot is determined to learn how to throw a "goose ball". His commitment and hard work help Fielder reconnect with his love of baseball and learn valuable life lessons. These baseball stories inspire readers and teach them the importance of trust and responsibility. |