Power Hitter
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2001
- Category
- NON-CLASSIFIABLE
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781552777664
- Publish Date
- Jan 2011
- List Price
- $8.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781550287332
- Publish Date
- Jul 2001
- List Price
- $16.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550287325
- Publish Date
- Jun 2001
- List Price
- $8.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 10 to 13
- Grade: 4 to 8
- Reading age: 7 to 10
Description
Connor Wells is looking forward to spending the whole summer parked on the couch with his video games, at home in Burlington, Ontario. Then something bad happens to his mother. Something really bad.
When he's sent to stay with relatives in Winnipeg, he finds they play baseball--all day, every day--and he doesn't play at all. Soon, however, he discovers a hidden talent that helps him both on the diamond and off.
Power Hitter shows how sport can help us understand even life's hardest experiences.
About the author
CHRISTINE FORSYTH is a Toronto-based writer and graphic designer. She is the author of Face Off, Hockey Heat Wave, Power Hitter and Katie's Midnight Ride. Power Hitter and Katie\s Midnight Ride are Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" selections. She is also the author of the Lorimer SideStreets YA novel Adrenaline High.
Awards
- Winner, Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection
Editorial Reviews
"The baseball practice and action is realistically depicted."
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