Safe at Home - Saur, Gregory

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Résumé :
Jimmy Roseburg is about to have the season of his dreams. In an amazing turn of luck, he and his three best friends from travel all-stars will all play on the same team with the legendary coach Mr. Wells. He can't wait to lead the Dodgers to the league championship before making all-stars. Then he's thrown a real curveball when he finds out that it's no accident. Mr. Wells has selected his team for one specific purpose.Dominic Lewis has no friends, lives in a dump, and is looked after by his mom's abusive boyfriend...who'd rather spend all day on the couch watching TV than taking care of kids. For him, life couldn't get worse, but often did. Then everything changes when he's given the opportunity to play baseball, whether he likes it or not... Mr. Wells wants Dominic to play on the Dodgers and it is up to Jimmy to make it happen...without destroying his season. It quickly becomes an impossible task as the season of dreams turns into a terrible nightmare. Only Jimmy and his friends, with the help of unlikely teammates, can save it. In this exciting baseball adventure, being safe at home gathers a whole new meaning......

Biographie:
Gregory Saur is a Virginia native and a graduate of a James Madison University. He got a B.S. in anthropology and has put it to good use...by writing fiction. The author of several books for young readers, he has been shortlisted for the Chanticleer International Book Awards for his novel The Pond Scum Gang. He owes this story to meeting Warmpa Finkletoes one stark and corny fight....

Sommaire:
Gregory Saur is the author of Drowning Hate, Best Shot Forward, and many other novels for younger readers. He has a fear of the dark, blood, wolf-men, and pretty much anything that scares him... which makes perfect sense. He is not afraid of boldly going where nobody has ever gone before, just as long as he does it in his imagination. You can rarely find him on Facebook, but he will probably ignore you if you do. He is afraid of people, too....