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Bezig met laden... Rooting for Rafael Rosalesdoor Kurtis Scaletta
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Two stories, from two points of view, eight years apart, are told in this baseball story. Rafael, an 11-year-old in the Dominican Republic, is passionate about baseball and dreams of being recruited by American major league baseball. Maya lives in Minnesota and becomes a fan of Rafael's when she sees him play in a minor league game. Maya is quite worried about the decline of bees and decides unrealistically (she knows) that if Rafael's is successful, it will lead to prosperity for the bees. For some reason the storyline with Maya and her older sister Grace (a baseball blogger) seems stronger than Rafael's storyline. Because you know Rafael will fulfill his dream, perhaps that makes his story more shallow. Even Rafael's brother Iván seems to be a more nuanced character. Baseball fans with definitely enjoy this. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In the Dominican Republic, a boy who dreams of playing professional professional baseball in the United States crosses paths with a young environmentalist from Minneapolis who is passionate about saving bees. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Told as connected stories, readers learn about the dreams of two young people. One hopes to become a professional baseball player and the other struggles to save the world’s bee population.
Librarians will find the connected narratives and compelling characters make this an unusually emotional story. The mix of the baseball and bee themes contribute to the appeal.
Published by Albert Whitman & Company on April 25, 2017. ARC courtesy of the publisher. ( )