James Preller
Auteur de Wake Me in Spring
A propos de l'auteur
James Preller was born in 1961 in Wantagh New York. He attended college in Oneonta, New York. After graduating from college in 1983, he was employed as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by Scholastic Corporation, where he was introduced through their books to many noatable afficher plus children's authors. This inspired him to try writing his own books. He published his first book, entitled MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue, in 1986. His other titles include: Justin Fisher Declares War!, A Pirate's Guide to First Grade, Feiwel and Friends, and Before You Go, Feiwel and Friends. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) Per James Preller's Blog Bio Webpage
"I have written under various pen names, including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonkers. I have even been a ghost writer for other people who were too busy to write their own books!"
Séries
Œuvres de James Preller
The Case of the Four-Leaf Clover (Jigsaw Jones Mystery #5) (2008) — Series Originator — 47 exemplaires
Rock Solid: The Unauthorized Biography of Professional Wrestling's Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock (2000) 30 exemplaires
A Jigsaw Jones Mystery 4 exemplaires
A Jigsaw Jones Mystery: Case of the Disappearing Dinosaur / Bear Scare / Golden Key / Race Against Time / Rainy Day… (2004) 3 exemplaires
Puzzle Paul. Der Spinnentrick. ( Ab 7 J.). 2 exemplaires
Jigsaw Jones Mystery Book Set 1-6 (The Case of the Mummy Mystery, Stolen Baseball Cards, Spooky Sleepover, Secret… 2 exemplaires
elefante tiene hipo 1 exemplaire
The Major League Baseball Guide to Card Collecting 1 exemplaire
A Jigsaw Jones Mystery 4 Book Set (The Case of the Ghostwriter, The Case of the Vanishing Painting, The Case of the… (2000) 1 exemplaire
Puzzle Paul. Verdeckte Ermittlung. ( Ab 7 J.). 1 exemplaire
Puzzle Paul, Bd.3, Der geheimnisvolle Brief 1 exemplaire
Puzzle Paul, Bd.7, Die Gummibärchen-Falle 1 exemplaire
Puzzle Paul, Bd.6, Das Kürbismonster 1 exemplaire
Puzzle Paul, Bd.5, Ein Schneemann unter Verdacht 1 exemplaire
Kai Knall löst jeden Fall 02. Gruseliger Verdacht: Zwei Geschichten: Das Kürbismonster und Schneemann unter Verdacht 1 exemplaire
Jigsaw Jones Set of 5 Books (#1 The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster ~ #6 The Case of the Mummy Mystery ~ #9 The Case… (1999) 1 exemplaire
Level 2 All Aboard Reading Set (Hiccups For Elephant, I Spy Lightning in the Sky, Look! I Can Read, Princess Buttercup) (1994) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
JIGSAW JONES BOXED SET, BOOKS 25-32 (INCLUDES SECRET DECODER PEN!) (The Case of the Vanishing Painting, The Case of the… (2008) 1 exemplaire
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- Autres noms
- Kafka, Mitzy
Patrick, James
Bonkers, Izzy - Date de naissance
- 1961-02-01
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Wantagh, Long Island, New York, USA
Delmar, New York, USA
Oneonta, New York, USA - Études
- Oneonta, New York
- Professions
- copywriter
- Organisations
- Scholastic
- Notice de désambigüisation
- Per James Preller's Blog Bio Webpage
"I have written under various pen names, including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonkers. I have even been a ghost writer for other people who were too busy to write their own books!"
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- Œuvres
- 151
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 22,430
- Popularité
- #948
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 228
- ISBN
- 682
- Langues
- 6
It's just the story of a baseball match, a little league final between two teams called "Northeast Gas & Electric" vs "Earl Grubb's Pool Supplies". It's basically a play by play description of the game, from the point of view of the "Earl Grubb's" players.
That sounds awful, I know, but it's written with so much passion for the game, and with such a heart-felt examination of the characters, their motivations, their hopes and fears, that it's more entertaining and moving than it has any right to be. It's a book about baseball, of course, but also about friendship, and the joys and sorrows of team sports.
If you have no familiarity at all with baseball you can get a bit lost in the technicalities, but the passion still comes through.
Just another reminder that really good children's literature can be enjoyed by adults, and if you have a kid who likes sports, this is a great choice as a gift.… (plus d'informations)