Baseball Fever

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Ezra Feldman, almost ten, likes baseball more than anything else in the world. But his father cannot understand why his son would rather rot his brains watching men swinging big wooden sticks than read a book or play chess. Can an unwanted car trip, a grumpy old professor, and a surprising chess victory help father and son find a little common ground--and convince Ezra's dad that cheering for the national pastime isn't completely off baseEzra Feldman, almost ten, likes baseball more than anything else in the world. But his father cannot understand why his son would rather rot his brains watching men swinging big wooden sticks than read a book or play chess. Can an unwanted car trip, a grumpy old professor, and a surprising chess victory help father and son find a little common ground--and convince Ezra's dad that cheering for the national pastime isn't completely off base

Johanna Hurwitz is the award-winning author of more than fifty popular books for young readers, including Rip-Roaring Russell, an ALA Notable Book , and Class Clown, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She and her husband divide their time between Great Neck, NY and Wilmington, VT.

"A brisk, breezy story told with warmth and humor." -- Bulletin of the Center for "Score it a base hit." -- "Booklist" "A brisk, breezy story told with warmth and humor".BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS