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298 pp.
| Viking |
March, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-451-47034-8$16.99
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4-6
Baseball-crazy, heart-transplant-survivor Jeremiah, twelve, moves with his adoptive single dad to tiny Hillcrest, Ohio, where he endeavors to resurrect the town's failing middle-school baseball team. There's a lot going on in this heartstrings-tugging novel (even before you figure in subplots involving steroid abuse, a friend's absent father, newborn eagles, and more), but Jeremiah's upbeat personality and pragmatic voice should win readers over.