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Never Blame the Umpire
By Fehler, Gene
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-31071-941-0
- Publisher
- Zonderkidz
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2010
Gr 4-6 Faith is a tricky thing; its demands are as great as its benefits and it is meaningless without adversity to test it. And so it is with Kate, whose happy, small-town life is upended with the news of her mother's terminal cancer. First-person-present narration takes the sensitive 11-year-old through the grieving process over the course of a summer, as baseball, a poetry workshop, and her mother's own strong faith in God teach and strengthen her. Fehler uses the workshop as a plot device to show Kate...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Kate's devout Christian family is challenged when her mother is diagnosed with incurable cancer. As Kate wrestles with her...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
