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69 pp.
| Candlewick
| September, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-7637-1996-5$$14.99
(4)
4-6
This novel in verse employs twenty-nine poetic snapshots to reveal a young girl's hopes and despair when her father, an Army doctor, is sent to Vietnam. Historical images from the sixties, such as somber newscasts, MIA reports, and an emotional homecoming, dominate; setting is emphasized over plot and character development.
53 pp.
| Candlewick
| March, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-7636-1537-4$$13.99
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Scott Hunt.
Growing up in an Italian-American family, Joseph Paul describes his love for his grandfather, his anger at his law-breaking and abusive father, and his devotion to baseball player Joe DiMaggio. Spread over a series of years, Joseph Paul's meditations and observations are related in first-person free verse. Although they form a fairly skimpy book, the poems may attract sports fans not otherwise interested in poetry.
119 pp.
| Delacorte
| September, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-385-32782-X$$14.95
(3)
4-6
This is a moving story of an eleven-year-old baseball star. When she overhears her father regret that her talent is wasted on a girl, Ruth must decide who she really is. As a writer from Sports Illustrated interviews her for an article, Ruth learns more about her mother--a firefighter killed during a fire--and she begins to accept what's involved in achieving her dream of playing in the major leagues.