The Bradley Hills team worked the ball around the Forestville zone defense. A Bradley Hills forward slashed to the basket. The Bradley Hills player calmly stepped to the line and sank both free throws. The lead melted to two points,. Open navigation menu. Close suggestions Search Search. User Settings. Skip carousel. Carousel Previous. Carousel Next. What is Scribd? Cancel anytime. Start your free 30 days Read preview. Publisher: Peachtree Publishers. Released: Sep 10, ISBN: Format: Book.
Marcus is tall, strong, and the best basketball player on his team—except at the foul line. At the end of an important game, Marcus misses crucial free throws and his team loses.
Afraid of being fouled and failing again, he stops playing aggressively and beings passing up chances to score. But when he learns a silly-looking technique that works, Marcus must decide if he is willing to put his pride on the line in order to succeed.
Social Themes. About the author FB. Read more. Go for the Goal! Read More From Fred Bowen. Related Books. Related categories Skip carousel. All right, Marcus. Smooth move. Time out! The Forestville Cardinals were full of cheers and high fives as they gathered at the bench. The players ran onto the court ready to play. That's my life in a nutshell.
Some of my ideas come from own childhood — I lost my favorite glove just like Jamie in The Golden Glove. Some of ideas come from my experience as a coach — Brendan in Playoff Dreams is a lot like a kid I saw on another team. He was a crackerjack player who was frustrated that his teammates kept messing up.
I don't know if there was any one moment. When my wife was a reporter on a local paper, she suggested that I try writing movie reviews. The editor liked the idea and I had a lot of fun doing it. Who wouldn't? I was getting paid to watch movies! And it was so cool to see my name in the newspaper. I guess that's when I got the writing bug. When my son was little, I read sports books aloud to him and I thought, "Hey, I can write books like this! Lots of stuff happens in your life. The difference between you and a writer is that a writer writes it down.
You can start now. Keep a journal and write your story! You will love reading it when you are older. When you write assignments for school, show them to someone else and listen to their comments and then make changes. My first drafts are never my final books. I make lots of revisions to get it right.
One more thing: read a lot. Bowen was a lawyer for many years and retired from practicing law so that he could write for kids full time. He gets to spend a lot more time writing and he gets more time to visit schools and talk with kids about his books.
He also speaks at a lot more conferences and meets more cool teachers and librarians. Burns ran out the front door with his baseball glove and a dream. More than anything else in the world, he wanted to be a baseball pitcher. On his way, T. Hi, Nicole! Are you going to practice? Gee, Nicole said as she and her bike cleared the last step and came to a stop in front of T.
No way! Nicole answered, lowering her bike to the ground. The two friends quickly turned away from each other and scooted backward until they bumped. He got on his bike, and Nicole got on hers. The two of them pedaled in silence to the practice field.
Eventually, Nicole broke the silence: At least you get to play second base, T. I want to be a pitcher, said T. Oh, how T. Earlier that spring, right after the winter snows had melted and long before most kids had started thinking about baseball, T. Every day, rain or shine, T. The balls would plunk against the mattress. Day after day, T. Some days Bobby Drummer, T. Bobby would squat down in front of the mattress, give T. That was a month ago. Now it was the first day of practice.
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