From the author's website: Jeremiah has a lot of heart, which is a little ironic, since the heart that beats in his chest is a transplanted one. For a sixth-grader, he's very wise. When his adoptive dad, Walt, has to make a temporary move to a small, baseball-fixated Ohio town, it seems like the perfect opportunity for Jeremiah to make use of his can-do attitude to revive the nearly defunct middle school baseball team. He's too sick to play, but he loves the game, and he's an incredible coach. He also brings those same brightly inspiring skills to bear on his across-the-street neighbor, Franny, who's suffering from a loss that involves her absent father... An outstanding, tender exploration of courage and the true nature of heroism and, for good measure, a fine homage to America's game, as well. Had the main character been a female, the voice of this author would have seen more authentic. Author Joan Bauer writes female characters better than male characters. In addition to this, I wasn't satisfied with the ending, as I was still concerned for Jeremiah's condition after I read the last word. |
Here's this year's token Mark Twain award nominee about a team sport. It was a decent read, but somewhat anticlimactic.
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