Soar by Joan Bauer

Soar by Joan Bauer is a wonderful book! Soar is about a boy named Jeremiah who has a heart problem. He and his father have to move to Ohio because of a job Walt, his father, has to do. Jeremiah is a big baseball fan, but when something bad happens to one of the players on the town's baseball team, the town starts to die down. Jeremiah is very disappointed about this. He wants to do something about it, but what can he do?

I have an opinion on this book. I love it! It’s a wonderful book and I would recommend it! I like this book because it’s meaningful, and it’s fun. I would recommend this book to someone who likes baseball. This book is a wonderful book, but this is just my opinion. If you want to get a real opinion, read it for yourself!

By WhyDon’tWe#1Fan

Zombie Baseball beatdown by Paolo Baciagalupi

Zombie Baseball beatdown by Paolo Bacigalupi is a great book about a kid called Rabi that sees his coach as a zombie and the government told him to keep it as a secret. His friends also saw the zombie. So they have to keep it a secret and if any zombies try to eat them, they got three baseball bats to kill it. Will Rabi get bit? Or will he survive the apocalypse?

 

The book is great and you should read it! I love that it connects to his problems in the real world turning into him being a hero and trying to kill the zombies. It reminds me of when I played baseball. He was just like me because none of my teammates would’ve cooperated.

~GracefulEmpire

Too Hot to Handle by Matt Christopher

Too Hot to Handle by Matt Christopher is a realistic fiction book. The main characters are David and Don.  I like them because they are funny, humorous and amusing. The main thing that happens in this book is that Don was an all star baseball player but then he got hurt in one of his games, so his little brother David had to go in for him. I think the author’s message is that you should never give up. I would recommend this book if you like baseball.

Reviewed by AreYouMyFriend?

Swindle by Gordon Korman

Swindle is written by Gordon Korman who made a series of Swindle books including Zoobreak, Framed, Showoff, and Hideout.  Griffin Bing is very lucky. He always has a plan. He is the man with the plan. What if his luck is coming to an end? He is about to move away from his friends, until Ben and Griffin go to a sleepover at a creepy house and find a rare Babe Ruth baseball card. But when they go to S. Wendell to trade it in for money, they get swindled.  Now they will make a team to try to get it back. But there is one problem, a guard dog named Luthor who is very scary. Will the man with a plan move away? Will they get it back? I think this a great book for people who like mystery. They work as a team with muscle, a dog whisperer, an actor, a computer geek, a rock wall climber, a side kid and the man with a plan.       

Reviewed by Junior2711

The main characters in the story, Swindle by Gordon Korman, are Griffin Bing, Ben the dog, Dad, and coach Nimiz.  I like the dog because I’m a HUGE DOG LOVER.  But they don’t know that Ben the dog talks.  At times he acts like a normal dog, but he talks to himself in his head.  One of the main things that happened is when Griffin had a million dollar baseball card, but somehow someone stole the million dollar baseball card.  The author’s message is to inform you about things in particular, like the main thing that had happen in this story.  This book gives you an exciting feeling because you get into reading it and you want to read it more and more.  My connection to this book is that I love dogs and that is pretty much why I chose this book.  Would I recommend this book? “Yes.”

Reviewed by basketballlover23

The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter

The Boy Who Saved Baseball was written by John H. Ritter. This book is about baseball for you baseball fans. I know five people who play baseball.  The book is about a baseball game, and if the Wildcats lose then the whole baseball field will be taken down. They need help and luckily a character named Cruz helps. They get even more help from the legend Del Gato, who randomly left baseball even though he was really good at it. The Wildcats have hope even though they are facing an unbeaten little league team.  If you like baseball, then this book is for you.  I honestly liked this book, even though I don’t play baseball.  Another good reason to read this book is that it has an intense and gripping story.  Do you think you would like this book?  I highly suggest you read The Boy Who Saved Baseball.

Reviewed by Mrs. Left

Who Stole Uncle Sam by Martha Freeman

Who Stole Uncle Sam is a mystery book by Martha Freeman about a boy named Alex and his friend Yasmeen.  At first Alex didn’t want to investigate problems.  But later on his coach is kidnapped, then they find him in a porta-potty at a race.  They investigate over school break to find out who did this.  They ask their friend who was in Vietnam War for help and he does all he can to help.  To find out more, read the book! 

Reviewed by Volcano Boom