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Lupica, Mike

The Only Game: A Home Team Novel

310 pp. | Simon | February, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-0995-7 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-0997-1
(3) 4-6 Everyone is shocked when seventh grader Jack Callahan quits his baseball team. Jack spends time helping coach new friends, softball standout Cassie and baseball-challenged Teddy. These friendships allow him to deal with his brother's fatal accident. Lupica's game-time segments come later in the novel, allowing an emotional story of loss, friendship, and love of baseball to unfold.
Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

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