| Waiting for Teddy Williams Contributor(s): Mosher, Howard Frank (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618619038 ISBN-13: 9780618619030 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Filled with an engaging array of rambunctious, memorable characters, punctuated with perfect comic timing, and brimming with faith, "Waiting for Teddy Williams" is an irresistible baseball read, "a thoughtful narrative about dreaming your life and living your dreams" ("Rocky Mountain News"). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Sports - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.36" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Geographic Orientation - Vermont - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Topical - Family - Demographic Orientation - Rural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 85255 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In one of the funniest and most heartfelt baseball stories in recent memory (Publishers Weekly), Howard Frank Mosher returns to Kingdom Common, Vermont, to spin a touching coming-of-age tale in an America that has almost disappeared. From this remote village, noted for its fervent devotion to the Red Sox, comes Ethan "E.A." Allen, a young man with a chance to change baseball history. Homeschooled, fatherless, and living on the wrong side of the tracks, E.A. is haunted by a dark mystery in his family's past until a drifter named Teddy arrives in his life, determined to teach E.A. everything he knows about baseball. Filled with an engaging array of rambunctious, memorable characters and brimming with faith, Waiting for Teddy Williams is an irresistible read that reminds us that dreams--no matter how far-fetched--sometimes do come true. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mosher, Howard Frank: - HOWARD FRANK MOSHER is the author of ten books, including Waiting for Teddy Williams, The True Account, and A Stranger in the Kingdom, which, along with Disappearances, was corecipient of the New England Book Award for fiction. He lives in Vermont. |