I was sent a copy of Second Grade Holdout by Audrey Vernick Second Grade Holdout by Audrey Vernick Release Date: 2017-07-04 A funny and slightly frazzled boy flat-out refuses to move up to second grade in this hilarious tale of friendship, growing up, and moving on. | Have you read this one yet? Comment down below and let me know! Big Thanks to Clarion Books for sending me a copy of Second Grade Holdout by Audrey Vernick!! AND as always, big thanks to you for popping…
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The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick
I was sent a copy of The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick Release Date: 2016-03-29 Audrey Vernick and Steven Salerno have again collaborated to bring us a captivating picture book about a compelling but little-known piece of baseball history. Beginning in 1922, when Edith Houghton was only ten years old, she tried out for a women’s professional baseball team, the Philadelphia Bobbies. Though…
Read MoreBook of the Day – Screaming at the Ump by Audrey Vernick
I was sent a copy of Screaming at the Ump by Audrey Vernick Screaming at the Ump by Audrey Vernick Release Date: 2014-03-04 Twelve-year-old Casey Snowden knows everything about being an umpire. His dad and grandfather run a New Jersey umpire school, Behind the Plate, and Casey lives and breathes baseball. Casey’s dream, however, is to be a reporter—objective, impartial, and fair, just like an ump. But when he stumbles upon a sensational story involving a former major league player in exile, he finds that the ethics of publishing it…
Read MoreBook Haul / IMM, Week of Feb 1-7 2014
Hey you guys! This is the lovely books I acquired during the first week of February! I’ve really been picking up the children’s and middle grade books, lately. We have two new babies coming into the extended family this year, and I have gotten to know some pretty amazing little ones between the ages of 4-7 recently. Even though I have two bookshelves FULL of kids books downstairs, these new little faces make me want to update our kids collection! ANYWAY…on to the show! Books mentioned in this video: Nick…
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