Outside Shot (Fred Bowen Sports Story Series, 21) - Hardcover

Bowen, Fred

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1561459550 ISBN 13: 9781561459551

Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company, 2017

Synopsis

Eighth-grader Richie Mallon has always known he was a shooter, but will his amazing shooting talent be enough to keep him on the team?
Outside Shot tells the story of eighth-grade basketball player Richie Mallon, who is known as “the shooter,” the one on the team who scores most of the baskets. He has practiced every day at his driveway hoop, perfecting his technique. Richie never plays any other roles on the court; he lets his teammates do the assisting and rebounding. Richie makes the team under a tough new coach, but he’s not a starter. Then when his shooting skills go into a slump, he must find a way to become a more well-rounded player.
Author Fred Bowen continues his Sports Story Series with full court, play-by-play action that’s sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats!

About this title

About the Author:

Fred Bowen is the author of Peachtree’s popular Fred Bowen Sports Story series. A lifelong sports fanatic, he has coached youth league baseball, basketball, and soccer. His kids’ sports column “The Score” appears each week in the KidsPost section of the Washington Post. Bowen lives in Maryland.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 3–6—Richie Mallon is a shooter. He has known this since the day he realized he had an inherent love of and talent for basketball. The swish of the ball hitting the net and the pleasure of scoring the most points in a game are all that matter to him. While trying out for the basketball team during his eighth grade year at Plaza Middle School, Richie is confident that his shooting ability is not only enough to get him on the team but also all he needs to be the team's go-to guy for every win. When challenged by his coach and others to think about every aspect of the game, Richie feels a bit discouraged but soon discovers that basketball is about more than scoring points. It is also what happens off the court that counts. Bowen has again written a sports story that is purely and simply about the love of the game. Smartly using sports terminology and internal monologue from the protagonist's point of view, this latest novel is bound to engage and entertain young readers who double as basketball players and/or fans. VERDICT A must-purchase where basketball fiction is popular.—Nikitia Wilson, Queens Library, NY

About this edition

• Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1561459550
• ISBN 13: 9781561459551
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144