A Junior Library Guild selection
"Screaming at the Ump will make kids cheer! Baseball fans will love these funny, heart-warming characters, and the unique view of the game from behind the plate."
-Tim Green, author of billions of great middle-grade sports novels, including PINCH HIT, FORCE OUT and PERFECT SEASON
"A strike is a strike, a ball is a ball. But what happens when the rules aren't so clear? It's hard to confront the brokenness of the world without clear rules, but that's what Casey has to do in a novel about loss and hurt, and healing and recovery. You may scream at umpires, but you'll cheer and whoop for a kiddo that's trying with all his heart and guts to find a right way."
--Gary D. Schmidt, author of Newbery Honor Books WEDNESDAY WARS and LIZZY BRIGHT AND THE BUCKMINSTER BOY
"This novel is a true original. If you've never read about umpire's school before (and, seriously, who has?) you're going to enjoy this book. Vernick's writing is funny, poignant, and especially wise when it comes to dispelling the preconceived notions we sometimes cling to."
-Todd Strasser, internationally bestselling author of THE WAVE, FALLOUT, and other titles
-Tim Green, author of billions of great middle-grade sports novels, including PINCH HIT, FORCE OUT and PERFECT SEASON
"A strike is a strike, a ball is a ball. But what happens when the rules aren't so clear? It's hard to confront the brokenness of the world without clear rules, but that's what Casey has to do in a novel about loss and hurt, and healing and recovery. You may scream at umpires, but you'll cheer and whoop for a kiddo that's trying with all his heart and guts to find a right way."
--Gary D. Schmidt, author of Newbery Honor Books WEDNESDAY WARS and LIZZY BRIGHT AND THE BUCKMINSTER BOY
"This novel is a true original. If you've never read about umpire's school before (and, seriously, who has?) you're going to enjoy this book. Vernick's writing is funny, poignant, and especially wise when it comes to dispelling the preconceived notions we sometimes cling to."
-Todd Strasser, internationally bestselling author of THE WAVE, FALLOUT, and other titles
