Review Praise for PLUNKED"An uncommonly thoughtful baseball novel." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"Well-developed characters and a strong narrative voice make this novel about much more than baseball. . . . Pitch-perfect." --SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL"Readers will appreciate this down-to-earth sports story that stays within its game, offering . . . a realistic story rooted in the writer's knowledge of the game and what it means to its young players." --KIRKUS REVIEWS"What Northrop does particularly well here is to dig into the deep, complex psychology of an at-bat, where there's so much more going on than a simple meeting or missing of a ball and bat." --BOOKLIST Read more About the Author Michael Northrop is the New York Times bestselling author of TombQuest, an epic book and game adventure series featuring the magic of ancient Egypt. He is also the author of Trapped, an Indie Next List selection, and Plunked, a New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing selection and an NPR Backseat Book Club pick. An editor at Sports Illustrated Kids for many years, he now writes full-time from his home in New York City. Learn more at michaelnorthrop.net. Read more
W**2
A Lesson In Overcoming!
A great story for children and a reminder for adults that legitimate fear can paralyze one's life. Deeper than that, this child started out as self-centered while not a mean person he was not really a team player. The beautiful parts are how his friend helped him with non-judgmental advice and his parents did not overreact to his lies to avoid playing the game. Plunked is a story of resilience and transformation.
R**E
I liked out overall
I overall liked the book. It was a good story and I thought the main character was a likable person. I . Just wished it would have had a more Interesting climax. But I liked it overall
W**K
Below expectations
I had high hopes for this book as it is on a list of nominees for our state reading award. I was not impressed. The story line is flat. The characters are underdeveloped. The climax is weak with so little excitement and way too much build up.
K**R
Very good book
This is a very thrilling book an a very pasonite one too.Its about a boy who likes baseball and gets some bumps and bruises along the way.Its not about how you fall down its about how you get up.
T**Y
I really enjoyed the book it was about baseball and that is my favorite sport
I loved the bookI loved that it was about baseball because it is my favorite sport and I play it a lot.
C**R
great book
great read for adults as well as youths. Surprised how well the author captured the mind of a 12 year old.
T**D
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C**L
Concussion City
This book extensively deals with concussions. With all the media buzz about head trauma, we decided not to have our 11 year old son read this book (in fact, we returned it) - he has already had a concussion (skiing) and is sensitive about the subject.
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