- Hardcover: 20 pages
- Publisher: Dutton Children Books (Oct 1 1987)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0525672370
- ISBN-13: 978-0525672371
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 17.8 x 2.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 399 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 8-12 Star pitcher Jim ``Streak'' Roark is dismayed when Jennifer Douglas joins the boys' baseball team at Oakdale High. Although he's attracted to Jenny, as far as Jim and a lot of other people are concerned, baseball is a man's game. What will happen to the team camaraderie, the banter, the ``maleness'' of the game with a girl present? And what about her size and vulnerability to injury? These questions arise, but unlike the female-athlete novels of the '70s, such as Thomas Dygard's Winning Kicker (Morrow, 1978), Klass does not allow the sex-role arguments to take center stage. Instead, it is Jim's relationships with others that expand this sports story and form the core of the novel. Although Klass overdramatizes an accident that ended Jim's father's career as a major leaguer by painfully dropping hints, he keeps control over the characters and storylines, merging them at just the right moments. Detailed play-by-play and boisterous locker-room jokes are balanced with touching scenes of introspection and revelations of feelings. Jennifer does not become Ms. Superstar by story's end, and Jim does not sign a big league contract. Klass manages to keep readers wondering what the outcome will be both on and off the field in this sports/romance/coming-of-age story. Susan Schuller, Milwaukee Public Library
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This is a great book,
By Ryan (Clarkston, Washington U.S.A) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Different Season (Hardcover)
I am 12 and i read this book in 3 days because it was so good and i could not put it down. I thinks it teaches kids my age alot about the consequences of drinking and driving. I like the book because i love baseball but this book taught me about the other things. I think this book is great and it is a good lesson. I give it 2 thumbs up.
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the man spoke,
By bocefus (mannford, oklahoma) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Different Season (Hardcover)
A Different Season This book is about a boy who has to make a decision if a girl should play on his baseball team. He said that a girl does not belong on a baseball team, but the city over rules him and she gets to play on the team. The boy is the big time jock in school, and the girl is a sophomore and the best softball player in school, but baseball is a whole lot harder than softball. I think this is the best book I have ever read. If you like sports and adventures you should read this book. A Different Season This book is about a boy who has to make a decision if a girl should play on his baseball team. He said that a girl does not belong on a baseball team, but the city over rules him and she gets to play on the team. The boy is the big time jock in school, and the girl is a sophomore and the best softball player in school, but baseball is a whole lot harder than softball. I think this is the best book I have ever read. If you like sports and adventures you should read this book. A Different Season This book is about a boy who has to make a decision if a girl should play on his baseball team. He said that a girl does not belong on a baseball team, but the city over rules him and she gets to play on the team. The boy is the big time jock in school, and the girl is a sophomore and the best softball player in school, but baseball is a whole lot harder than softball. I think this is the best book I have ever read. If you like sports and adventures you should read this book. A Different Season This book is about a boy who has to make a decision if a girl should play on his baseball team. He said that a girl does not belong on a baseball team, but the city over rules him and she gets to play on the team. The boy is the big time jock in school, and the girl is a sophomore and the best softball player in school, but baseball is a whole lot harder than softball. I think this is the best book I have ever read. If you like sports and adventures you should read this book. A Different Season This book is about a boy who has to make a decision if a girl should play on his baseball team. He said that a girl does not belong on a baseball team, but the city over rules him and she gets to play on the team. The boy is the big time jock in school, and the girl is a sophomore and the best softball player in school, but baseball is a whole lot harder than softball. I think this is the best book I have ever read. If you like sports and adventures you should read this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A different Season,
By Emily Walson (Kemp) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Different Season (Hardcover)
The book A Different Season is about a senior in highschool who plays baseball. The best girl athelete in Oakland High wants to play baseball with the guys. All the town people get upset, because a girl wants to play a guys sport. One problem, Jim falls in love with Jennifer. I really like this book, because it shows how important rights are between women and men. I also rate this book five stars, because I like it when guys and girls fall in love with each other.
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