Oliver's Game
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Picture Book · Ages 6–9 · 2004

Oliver's Game

Written and illustrated by Matt Tavares

A boy who loves his grandfather's baseball stories discovers one he's never been told.

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32 pages· 670L· AR 3.6 · 0.5 AR pts
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Bookroo's summary

Oliver Hall loves baseball and loves hearing Grandpa Hall's endless baseball stories. Then Oliver finds out that his grandfather has kept one very special story to himself: his own. Matt Tavares writes and illustrates a story about baseball, family and dreams.

From the publisher

"This poignant story, illustrated with soft pencil and watercolors, will grab the hearts of baseball fans everywhere." -- CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Oliver Hall loves baseball, and he loves the ritual of listening to Grandpa Hall's innumerable baseball stories. But one day Oliver makes a startling discovery. It seems his grandfather has kept one very special story a secret: his own. Matt Tavares hits the ball out of the park with this luminously illustrated tale about the joy of baseball, intergenerational bonds, and the immutable power of dreams.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Picture
Lexile
670L
AR book level
3.6
AR points
0.5
AR quiz
77305
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~P
AR interest level
LG
Publication
Published
February 1, 2009
First published
February 23, 2004
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780763641375
OCLC
246886401

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