My Friend Goes Left

by Barbara Gregorich

Start to Read! Books are the most entertaining, satisfying, and educational beginning readers you will find anywhere. The three reading levels in the series make it easy for your child to learn to read at a relaxed and enjoyable pace. Each book you child reads helps build confidence and a sense of pride.

32 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1984

About the author

Barbara Gregorich, who writes fiction and nonfiction for adults and for children, has in her writing career deliberately moved from one genre to another, writing about the things important in life — baseball, mystery, and social justice. Her seminal Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball won the SABR-MacMillan Award and laid the groundwork for other books on the subject. ​​​​​​​For her research and writings on women in baseball, Barbara Gregorich received the 2024 SABR Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2021 City of Light published The F Words, whose story of ICE persecution of immigrants focuses on the resilience of working class teens. Exit Velocity (2024) features a young working class woman who encounters discrimination in the workplace and assault on the streets. As she fights for her rights, she is aided by a parrot from another planet.

Barbara's most recent book, Ballad of the Horse and Mule: Some Will Make It Through, is a novella-in-verse, an exciting story of a cross-country endurance horse race. This story of competition, steadfastness, and friendship appeals to all ages.

For more information about Barbara and her books, visit her blog, Much to Write About, available on GoodReads.

Reviews

[MaKayla Holopirek]

I chose this book because it was the very first book I read by myself. This book had rhyming words that helped me follow along with the story better. When I told my mom i read my first book, she bought the book at the store. Now I am using it for a college literature project.

[Michelle]

My professor in grad school used this as a not so good example of an easy reader. It came across my desk again today. I agree with her..