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Six Innings

Two teams, six innings, one game.

A lively cast of characters—baseball-loving boys between the ages of eleven to thirteen—are playing the biggest game of their lives. With acrobatic catches, clutch hits, dramatic whiffs, and costly errors, this game is full of action. But as the book unfolds, pitch by pitch, a deeper story emerges, with far more at stake: Sam and Mike, best friends, are trying to come to terms with Sam's newly diagnosed cancer. And this baseball diamond becomes the ultimate testing ground of Sam and Mike's remarkable friendship as they strive to find a way to both come out winners.

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This is for the championship.

This is for life.

Six Inningsis a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Audience
childrensmiddle gradeyoung adult
Length
short · 176 pages

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