Screaming at the Ump

By Audrey Vernick

Book Overview

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 are cloudy at best. This emotionally charged coming-of-age novel about baseball, divorce, friendship, love, and compassion challenges its readers to consider all the angles before calling that strike.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 054425208X
• ISBN13: 9780544252080
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7