Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer's newest protagonist always sees the positive side of any situation and readers will cheer him on Jeremiah is the world s biggest baseball fan. He "really "loves baseball and he knows just about everything there is to know about his favorite sport. So when he s told he can t play baseball following an operation on his heart, Jeremiah decides he ll do the next best thing and become a coach. Hillcrest, where Jeremiah and his father Walt have just moved, is a town known for its championship baseball team. But Jeremiah finds the town caught up in a scandal and about ready to give up on baseball. It s up to Jeremiah and his can-do spirit to get the town and the team back in the game. Full of humor, heart, and baseball lore, "Soar "is Joan Bauer at her best. "
