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A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD The defining childhood classic about a boy finding his own way in the wilderness—a nostalgic book for readers young and old who have ever wanted to run away from home. “Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to...

Luke Bledsoe has a wicked fastball. But he shouldn’t be pitching, or even playing ball—especially not left-handed. That’s the side of the devil, says his pa‚ a fundamentalist preacher. But Luke’s new-found friends and left-handed uncle say he’s blessed with God-given talent. Luke doesn’t know who to believe anymore. All his life, this young teen’s been trying to please his pa. Now it’s time to sort out what he wants for himself.

Eighth-grader Linc Mendoza has moved from a dusty San Francisco barrio to a well-groomed suburb and a new junior high school. Suddenly he's in the minority, a Mexican-American in a mostly white school. The basketball coach is tough on him. Classes are even tougher. And his best friend is back in the old neighborhood. To make things worse, the basketball team is scheduled to play against Linc's old school in a league game. How can Linc play his best when he's shooting against his former teammates?

Det er jul og humøret er højt hos Bækager Boldklub. Bare ikke hos Altmuligmand. Han har lagt sig med en vinterpension (eller var det en vinterdepression?), og han kan absolut ingenting! Christmas Cup nærmer sig, og spillerne er desperate. Hvad skal de gøre? Heldigvis har Alf en løsning, som næsten er for god til at være sand! "Bækager Boldklub" er en sjov serie om venskab, ymerkage og noget, der gerne skulle minde om et fodboldhold. Ole Sønnichsen er uddannet journalist fra Danmarks Journalisthøjskole og San Francisco State University. Han er forfatter til flere anmelderroste biografier

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