Screaming at the Ump

By: Audrey Vernick

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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.

Format: Paperback
ISBN-13/EAN: 9780544439375
ISBN-10: 0544439376
Pages: 272
Price: $6.99
Publication Date: 04/07/2015
Carton Quantity: 24
Age(s): 10,11,12
Grade(s): 5-7
Reading Level:
- Lexile Reading Level 750L

Author

Audrey Vernick

Audrey Vernick is author of several novels and many picture books, including Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team. She lives with her family near the ocean in New Jersey. Visit her online at audreyvernick.com and on Twitter @yourbuffalo.

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"A strike is a strike, a ball is a ball. But what happens when the rules aren't so clear? You may scream at umpires, but you'll cheer and whoop for a kiddo who's trying with all his heart and guts to find a right way." --Gary Schmidt, two-time Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award Finalist

"Screaming at the Ump will make kids cheer! Baseball fans will love these funny, heart-warming characters, and the unique view of the game from behind the plate."
--Tim Green, New York Times bestselling author of Baseball Great and Best of the Best

"This novel is a true original. If you’ve never read about umpire’s school before (and, seriously, who has?) you’re going to enjoy this book. Vernick’s writing is funny, poignant, and especially wise when it comes to dispelling the preconceived notions we sometimes cling to."
-- Todd Strasser, internationally bestselling author of The Wave, Fallout, and other titles

Format: Paperback
ISBN-13/EAN: 9780544439375
ISBN-10: 0544439376
Pages: 272
Price: $6.99
Publication Date: 04/07/2015
Carton Quantity: 24
Age(s): 10,11,12
Grade(s): 5-7
Reading Level:
- Lexile Reading Level 750L