Fred Bowen Sports Story Series Books
Book #1
Outside Shot
Written by Fred Bowen
8 - 11
Reading
age
144
Page
count
139
Words
per page
Mar 1, 2017
Publication
date
Paperback
$6.95
$6.74
Summary
Curriculum Connections: Fred Bowen Sports Story series, realistic fiction, setting, plot and character development, point of view: Main character; eighth grader, Richie Mallon. Conflict: man vs self, man vs man, figurative language: metaphor, hyperbole, idiom. Back matter: real stories, history of shooters in basketball, author’s Note. Themes: basketball, self-esteem, teamwork
The Creative Behind the Book
Author
Fred Bowen is a lifelong sports fanatic who has coached youth league baseball, basketball, and soccer. His kids’ sports column “The Score” appears each week in the KidsPost section of the Washington Post.
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