Brent, the coach’s son, is his father’s best player on the 12-year-old Little League baseball team. The team is playing for the State Championship. His team is ready. They expect to win. But outbursts of uncontrollable anger from players, their parents, coaches, and officials threaten Brent’s enthusiasm and concentration for the big game. Game Day comes, and Brent’s nerves and emotions are a wreck. Then some unexpected events during the Baseball Championship event open his eyes to a score that really counts, even after the Championship game. It was a close and exciting game, but Brent is excited about an entirely different score.
Targeted Age Group:: 10-12 Year Old Boys
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
For more than nine years I've coached and managed youth baseball teams. I've seen a tremendous amount of crying over last couple of years from kids on the team. They place a tremendous amount of pressure on themselves and when they don't live up to their own expectation they cry. Baseball isn't fun anymore. So I decided to write a series of stories for boys age 10-12 that hopefully puts the fun back in baseball. As a second benefit I believe that kids that read are better students. Most of the boys that played on the teams didn't do very well in the classroom. I hope reading these baseball books will help them in the classroom.
How Did You Come up With Your Characters?
I made up the names of the characters in Anger Throws a Curveball. Some of the names come from people I've met over the years and I like their names.
Book Sample
Brent, the coach's son, is his father's best player on the 12-year-old Little League baseball team. The team is playing for the State Championship. His team is ready. They expect to win. But outbursts of uncontrollable anger from players, their parents, coaches, and officials threaten Brent's enthusiasm and concentration for the big game. Game Day comes, and Brent's nerves and emotions are a wreck. Then some unexpected events during the Baseball Championship event open his eyes to a score that really counts, even after the Championship game. It was a close and exciting game, but Brent is excited about an entirely different score.
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