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Riley's Winning Catch, Good Character Prevails
Riley is a typical thirteen-year-old girl. She loves reading, singing, and sports, but her favorite thing in the world is softball. She loves everything about softball, from watching games on TV to dreaming of being on the local girls’ recreational team. But Riley has never played softball. The closest she’s gotten is catching a tennis ball with her dad once in a while. And there’s another thing keeping Riley from pursuing her
dreams: she’s afraid of being rejected by her teammates and the coaches because Riley has Down syndrome. That means she’s a little different from other teenage girls. It’s sometimes difficult to understand her when she speaks, and her coordination and demeanor isn’t quite like the others. Still, unbeknownst to her parents, Riley has been watching the local girls’ team practice and play games for the last two seasons, and one day, the head coach encourages Riley to join the practice and soon the team. The coach instills good character values in her team, along with some excellent softball skills. That’s when Riley learns of the Miracle League for special needs children, and it’s like all her dreams have come true.
dreams: she’s afraid of being rejected by her teammates and the coaches because Riley has Down syndrome. That means she’s a little different from other teenage girls. It’s sometimes difficult to understand her when she speaks, and her coordination and demeanor isn’t quite like the others. Still, unbeknownst to her parents, Riley has been watching the local girls’ team practice and play games for the last two seasons, and one day, the head coach encourages Riley to join the practice and soon the team. The coach instills good character values in her team, along with some excellent softball skills. That’s when Riley learns of the Miracle League for special needs children, and it’s like all her dreams have come true.
154 pages, Paperback
Published March 25, 2020
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Doug Coates
5 books6 followersRiley's Winning Catch; Good Character Prevails is a middle-grade reader for 4th - 8th graders. Riley is a teenage girl with Down syndrome who wishes to play on a girls' softball team. But she is afraid of rejection and teasing. Riley finds a caring coach who teaches character development along with softball.
Pitching for Success: Character Lessons, the Joe Nuxhall Way, a children's reader - grades 3-6th. I live in Hamilton, Ohio, the hometown of the late, the great Cincinnati Reds’ pitcher, broadcaster, and advocate for children, Joe Nuxhall.
I give character presentations to elementary schools and other youth groups across Ohio and Kentucky. I am a Board Member of the Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields in Fairfield, Ohio.
Picture book - Bobby Button Goes to School debuted last year. This is the first of many adventure books about Bobby Button. Ideal ages 2-6
Email me: doug@authordougcoates.com
Pitching for Success: Character Lessons, the Joe Nuxhall Way, a children's reader - grades 3-6th. I live in Hamilton, Ohio, the hometown of the late, the great Cincinnati Reds’ pitcher, broadcaster, and advocate for children, Joe Nuxhall.
I give character presentations to elementary schools and other youth groups across Ohio and Kentucky. I am a Board Member of the Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields in Fairfield, Ohio.
Picture book - Bobby Button Goes to School debuted last year. This is the first of many adventure books about Bobby Button. Ideal ages 2-6
Email me: doug@authordougcoates.com
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June 29, 2020
Great story with a big heart! The cast of characters provides perfect opportunities for parents, coaches, and teachers to talk about character and big life lessons with kids.
Complete with discussion questions and examples of how to pay it forward, Coates makes it easy to incorporate "Riley's Winning Catch" into any youth education program.
Complete with discussion questions and examples of how to pay it forward, Coates makes it easy to incorporate "Riley's Winning Catch" into any youth education program.
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