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Soar by Joan Bauer

Soar

Joan Bauer

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · January 3, 2017

Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer hits a home run with her newest protagonist, who always sees the positive side of any situation.

Self-Esteem & ResilienceBaseball & SoftballAdoption Storieschildren
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Who it’s for
A warm, funny baseball story finds room for resilience, community, and the occasional lucky break.
Themes
Optimism, Resilience, Baseball and team recovery
Genres
Baseball & Softball, Adoption Stories, Self-Esteem & Resilience

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About this book

Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer hits a home run with her newest protagonist, who always sees the positive side of any situation. Jeremiah is not one to let anything keep him down. Starting with his adoption by computer genius Walt, Jeremiah has looked on his life as a series of lucky breaks. When a weak heart keeps him from playing his beloved baseball, Jeremiah appoints himself the team coach.

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When Walt has to move for another new assignment, Jeremiah sees it as a great chance to explore a new town. But no sooner do they arrive than a doping scandel is revealed and the town feels betrayed and disgraced. Jeremiah takes it as his personal mission to restore the town's morale and help the teams bounce back and remember how to soar. Full of humor, heart, and baseball lore, Soar is Joan Bauer at her best.

Baseball and Bounce-Backs

A warm, funny baseball story finds room for resilience, community, and the occasional lucky break.

Come here for

  • Baseball lore with a generous dose of humor and heart
  • A hopeful outlook that doesn’t mistake setbacks for the last word

Expect

  • A team and town trying to recover their morale
  • An upbeat story with baseball at its center

Where it sits

Baseball & Softball100%
Adoption Stories97%
Self-Esteem & Resilience31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Adoption Stories
  • Baseball & Softball
  • Self-Esteem & Resilience
Authors
Joan Bauer
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
January 3, 2017
Format
Paperback
Theme
Optimism · Resilience · Baseball and team recovery
Reading lane
Adoption Stories