Perfect Game (Fred Bowen Sports Story Series) - Softcover

Bowen, Fred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156145625X ISBN 13: 9781561456253

Publisher: Peachtree, 2013

Synopsis

Isaac learns the true meaning of a perfect game when he volunteers with a team of developmentally disabled players.
Isaac is determined to pitch a perfect game: no hits, no runs, no walks, and no errors. If he does, he’s sure to make the summer all-star team. But Isaac keeps losing his cool on the mound; he just can’t get his head back in the game. Then he meets a very interesting Unified Sports basketball player who gets him thinking in a different way about the whole idea of “perfect.” But will this help him be a better pitcher?
Author Fred Bowen continues his Sports Story series with play-by-play action that’s sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats! An afterword provides real-life stories of perfect games in Major League Baseball history.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

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"In this latest installment of Fred Bowen's Sports Story series, the real story background highlights the history of Major League players who have pitched perfect games and also gives an introduction to the Special Olympics Unified Sports program." --Children's Book Council online, March 2013

"The scenes with the Special Olympics Unified Basketball Team were spot on...The story will generate much discussion on what is normal and perfect. The story also teaches compassion, patience, and puts the topic of giving back or helping others at the center of any discussion of the book. I could not put it down. Any kid who reads this, boy or girl, will enjoy Isaac's determination, spunk, spirit, and transformation." --Kid Lit Reviews blog, March 13, 2013

"The scenes with the Special Olympics Unified Basketball Team were spot on...The story will generate much discussion on what is normal and perfect. The story also teaches compassion, patience, and puts the topic of giving back or helping others at the center of any discussion of the book. I could not put it down. Any kid who reads this, boy or girl, will enjoy Isaac's determination, spunk, spirit, and transformation." --Kid Lit Reviews blog, March 13, 2013

About this edition

• Publisher: Peachtree
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 156145625X
• ISBN 13: 9781561456253
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144