The Only Game Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Lupica, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481409964 ISBN-13: 9781481409964 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2016 Click for more in this series: Home Team |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2014015989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 8-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 3-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 790(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Home Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" L (0.50 lbs) 336 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Topical - Friendship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 171979 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
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Publisher Description: Can a young baseball star maintain his love of the game after the loss of his brother? Find out in this start to the Home Team series about a small town with high hopes, from New York Times bestselling author and sportswriting legend Mike Lupica. Jack Callahan is the star of his baseball team and seventh grade is supposed to be his year. Undefeated season. Records shattered. Little League World Series. The works. That is, until he up and quits. Jack's best friend Gus can't understand how Jack could leave a game that means more to them than anything else. But Jack is done. It's a year of change. Jack's brother has passed away, and though his family and friends and the whole town of Walton thinks baseball is just the thing he needs to move on, Jack feels it's anything but. In comes Cassie Bennett, star softball player, and the only person who seems to think Jack shouldn't play if he doesn't want to. As Jack and Cassie's friendship deepens, their circle expands to include Teddy, a guy who's been bullied because of his weight. Time spent with these new friends unlocks something within Jack, and with their help and the support of his family and his old friends, Jack discovers sometimes it's more than just the love of the game that keeps us moving forward--and he might just be able to find his way back to The Only Game, after all. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Lupica, Mike: - Mike Lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including the Home Team series, QB 1, Heat, Travel Team, Million-Dollar Throw, and The Underdogs. He has carved out a niche as the sporting world's finest storyteller. Mike lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. When not writing novels, he writes for Daily News (New York) and is an award-winning sports commentator. You can visit Mike Lupica at MikeLupicaBooks.com. |
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