Toby Wheeler: Eighth Grade Benchwarmer
Eighth Grade Benchwarmer
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
11 November 2008
Summary
Thatcher’s debut novel will appeal to fans of Barbara Park’s Skinnybones and Jerry Spinelli’s Crash—they’ll love his funny and thoughtful take on middle-school sports and friendship. Thatcher is a member of the Class of 2k7, a group of first-time children’s book authors, who work together to market and publicize their books. He’s hard at work on his next novel about baseball.
Fans of John Feinstein and Matt de la Pena will love Toby Wheeler’s dreams of being a basket…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780440421832 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0440421837 |
| Author: | Thatcher Heldring |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2008 |
| Weight: | 187g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 133mm x 194mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Critics Review
“A truly great basketball story. Every hoops fan will love this book.”—Phil Jackson, former head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and member of the NBA Hall of Fame
”Engaging…will appeal to readers who are looking for something one step beyond Matt Christopher’s books.“—SLJ
“This engaging sports story gains depth from subplots involving Toby’s tricky relationships with his former best friend and with the coach’s daughter.“–The Horn Book
“Looking for something to do during halftime of the March Madness basketball games? Read this book.”-The Washington Post
“With so much written about the friction between girl friends, it’s good to have a book that acknowledges that left-out feeling happens to boys, too.“–Booklist
Thatcher Heldring
Thatcher Heldring grew up in the Pacific Northwest, where he taught himself to write and play sports—though not at the same time. Heldring has had several jobs in publishing. He has also worked as a grocery bagger, a ditchdigger, a small forward, a goalie, a scorekeeper, a coach, a rabid fan, a benchwarmer, and a shortstop. He lives with his wife and son in Seattle, a good place for indoor sports.
He is the author of Toby Wheeler: Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer, Roy Morelli Steps Up to the Plate, The League, and The Football Girl.
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