Playoff Dreams

By Fred Bowen

Book Overview

As one of the best players in the league, Brendan wants nothing more than to see his team make it to the playoffs. But he just can't seem to make them win!

After Brendan learns about legendary Cubs player and Hall of Famer Ernie Banks at a Chicago Cubs game, an unexpected event happens and Brendan begins to see his team in a new light. Could his playoff dreams really come true?

Playoff Dreams explores what's most important to baseball fans and players alike: the love of the game. The afterword tells the real story of Ernie Banks and his career.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561455075
• ISBN13: 9781561455072
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

This was a great sports story!!

I am six years old and just started playing baseball this year. It was great to read a book about a boy who loved baseball so much even if his team wasn't winning. The end was very good and very exciting.

A terrific book for kids who love sports.

Our family loves Fred Bowen's books because each story includes a little real sports history. The history in Playoff Dreams is about Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs. He was a fantastic player with a fantastic attitude. He never got down on the game even though his team never made it to the World Series. The main character in Playoff Dreams is a centerfielder named Brendan. He is a really good player but he's bummed because his teammates stink. He goes to a game at Wrigley Field (home of the Chicago Cubs). The whole scene at Wrigley Field is very interesting and readers will be surprised at what Brendan does (reluctantly) because of a long-standing real-life tradition with Cubs fans. (It's really neat the way the author pulls in real history.) Brendan learns about the legend of Ernie Banks at Wrigley Field and the lesson about optimism takes root slowly in Brendan. Parents will love the moral of the story and kids will love all the sports action (there's lots of it.)