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My 10-yr-old son played baseball on a team for the first time this summer. It was so much fun to watch! He took to the sport amazingly, natural athletic ability at it's finest. Pitcher was his favorite position to play, and he made great strides considering he had never played before. Switch hitting is something else he decided to tackle, thanks to one of his teammates who was a switch hitter. He asked me if he could try, I told him now would be the time to go for it, when he was just learning. Hard work pays off, if he keeps it up, he could become a valuable asset to any team. More importantly he loves the game, and that is way more important than playing to win.
To get to the point, I was at the library, and this was one of the display books. I knew my son would love it. He did. Today, he just informed me he would like this book for his birthday. I am not going to lie to you, this book is a tear jerker, there were times I had to have my son take over reading for me. The older I get the more emotional I get. it's not pretty sometimes. This book is definitely a keeper, it is going to make a great addition to our home library.
The book goes back and forth between "This Summer" and "Last Summer". It is about a 12-yr-old girl named Quinnen who played baseball last summer, but not this summer. Quinnen's older sister Haley died last summer. Her sister was everything to her, she went to all her games and cheered for her. After her sister's death it's not the same and she loses enthusiasm to play the game. The town she lives in, has a minor league baseball team, and "this summer", her parents decided to host a player. The players end up becoming her friends and help her eventually back to the game.
I can't say much more without ruining the story line. Here is an excerpt from the front inside cover.
"Told in a timeline that alternates between these two pivotal summers, Jenn Bishop's heartwarming debut is a celebration of sisterhood and summertime, and of finding the courage to get back in the game."
I think this could become a timeless book, in time. It is definitely going to become a permanent book in our house, hopefully one that gets passed down generations to come.
To get to the point, I was at the library, and this was one of the display books. I knew my son would love it. He did. Today, he just informed me he would like this book for his birthday. I am not going to lie to you, this book is a tear jerker, there were times I had to have my son take over reading for me. The older I get the more emotional I get. it's not pretty sometimes. This book is definitely a keeper, it is going to make a great addition to our home library.
The book goes back and forth between "This Summer" and "Last Summer". It is about a 12-yr-old girl named Quinnen who played baseball last summer, but not this summer. Quinnen's older sister Haley died last summer. Her sister was everything to her, she went to all her games and cheered for her. After her sister's death it's not the same and she loses enthusiasm to play the game. The town she lives in, has a minor league baseball team, and "this summer", her parents decided to host a player. The players end up becoming her friends and help her eventually back to the game.
I can't say much more without ruining the story line. Here is an excerpt from the front inside cover.
"Told in a timeline that alternates between these two pivotal summers, Jenn Bishop's heartwarming debut is a celebration of sisterhood and summertime, and of finding the courage to get back in the game."
I think this could become a timeless book, in time. It is definitely going to become a permanent book in our house, hopefully one that gets passed down generations to come.