| Diamond Double Play Contributor(s): Maddox, Jake (Author), Tiffany, Sean (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1496583299 ISBN-13: 9781496583291 Publisher: Stone Arch Books OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2019000270 |
| Lexile Measure: 610 |
| Series: Jake Maddox Sports Stories |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.3" W x 7.6" (0.45 lbs) 72 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Self-Esteem - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Blake Easton loves playing wiffle ball with his friends, so when they encourage him to try out for the local traveling baseball team, he decides to give it a shot. Blake has never played organized sports before, and the tryouts are tough, but he makes the team as a second-string player. When a key player on the team gets hurt during their first game of the season, the coach calls on Blake to step in. Can Blake perform under pressure? Will he be able to step up now that he has a chance to play when it counts? |
Contributor Bio(s): Maddox, Jake: - "Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler - or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps - literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers."Tiffany, Sean: - Sean Tiffany has worked as an illustrator for more than twenty-five years. He has illustrated more than sixty children's books for Capstone and has been an instructor at the famed Joe Kubert School in northern New Jersey. He mixes his love of comics, art, and rock and roll in the multimedia project OilCan Drive. Raised on a small island off the coast of Maine, Sean now resides in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, Monika, their son, James, and a house full of entirely too many guitars. |