Getting to First Base With Danalda Chase - Hardcover

Beam, Matt

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9780525475781: Getting to First Base With Danalda Chase

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525475788 ISBN 13: 9780525475781

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, 2007

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Unsure why everyone uses baseball terminology when it comes to dating, Darcy Spillman decides to consider his understanding of the game to be his big advantage when meeting the new girl, Kamna, and plans to step right up to bat in the hopes of letting the game begin!

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About the Author:

Matt Beam lives in Toronto, Ontario. This is his first book to be published in the United States.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5–8—When Darcy sees Danalda playing baseball with her friends, he notes that she has a great swing and decides she's his "newest Most Valuable Player." Darcy and his baseball buddies have entered middle school, and several factors seem to be pulling them apart. One of his friends wants to be part of the popular crowd, while another boy would rather stay home playing video games. Darcy feels angry and betrayed when his parents, stressed over Grandpa Stillman's erratic behavior, decide to move the man to a care facility. Competition for the baseball team is intense: Darcy tries out, though his chances don't look good. He decides to pursue Danalda's affections, aided by an interesting new student who offers to teach him about girls if he will teach her about baseball. Darcy is a believable character: sports-minded, immature yet likable, and a bit clueless. Readers will recognize who his real romantic interest is long before he does. The story is all just a bit too predictable. Guide readers looking for a light mix of sports and first romance to Janette Rallison's Playing the Field (Walker, 2002) for its humor and sympathetic slice of life.—Marilyn Taniguchi, Beverly Hills Public Library, CA
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