Screaming at the Ump
Kids, Sports and Recreation, Baseball and Softball, Teen, General Fiction, Fiction
| Author: | Audrey Vernick | ISBN: | 9780544306691 |
| Publisher: | HMH Books | Publication: | March 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Clarion Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Audrey Vernick |
| ISBN: | 9780544306691 |
| Publisher: | HMH Books |
| Publication: | March 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Clarion Books |
| Language: | English |
Twelve-year-old Casey Snowden knows everything about being an umpire. His dad and grandfather run a New Jersey umpire school, Behind the Plate, and Casey lives and breathes baseball. Casey’s dream, however, is to be a reporter—objective, impartial, and fair, just like an ump. But when he stumbles upon a sensational story involving a former major league player in exile, he finds that the ethics of publishing it are cloudy at best. This emotionally charged coming-of-age novel about baseball, divorce, friendship, love, and compassion challenges its readers to consider all the angles before calling that strike.
Twelve-year-old Casey Snowden knows everything about being an umpire. His dad and grandfather run a New Jersey umpire school, Behind the Plate, and Casey lives and breathes baseball. Casey’s dream, however, is to be a reporter—objective, impartial, and fair, just like an ump. But when he stumbles upon a sensational story involving a former major league player in exile, he finds that the ethics of publishing it are cloudy at best. This emotionally charged coming-of-age novel about baseball, divorce, friendship, love, and compassion challenges its readers to consider all the angles before calling that strike.
