Screaming at the Ump

by Audrey Vernick

Book Overview

Twelve-year-old Casey Snowden knows everything about being an umpire. His dad and grandfather run a New Jersey umpire school, Behind the Plate, and Casey lives and breathes baseball. Casey's dream, however, is to be a reporter--objective, impartial, and fair, just like an ump. But when he stumbles upon a sensational story involving a former major league player in exile, he finds that the ethics of publishing it are cloudy at best. This emotionally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544439376
• ISBN13: 9780544439375
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7