After competing both in the Jewish school they attend and on the baseball field, ninth-grader Reuven and his younger brother Avi find that teamwork is better than competition.
Tovah Yavin was born in New York, raised in Oklahoma, schooled in Alabama and California, and now resides in Maryland. She has studied philosophy, education, computer science, and mathematics; published fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She has worked as a secretary (when such a thing still existed), a teacher, a professor, a computer scientist, a spy (yes, really), and of course, a writer. She raised 3 children and adores all 9 of her grandchildren.
If you like baseball - read All-Star Season. If you like history, try The Free and the Brave and look forward to her next historical fiction - Adventure on the C & O Canal.
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