Keeping Score

By Linda Sue Park

Publisher Clarion Imprint Clarion ISBN

9780618927999

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Keeping Score

Name: Keeping Score
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Nine-year-old Maggie becomes fast friends with a firefighter named Jim when he teaches her how to keep score during baseball games. The system for tracking plays may be complicated, but Maggie loves how it succinctly captures her favorite sport. Then Jim is suddenly shipped off to the Korean War. The letters they send to each other help Maggie understand the unfamiliar, faraway life her friend now leads. When a tragic accident gives Jim severe depression, though, his letters stop coming. Maggie wonders if she can help Jim, though he seems so distant.

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AR Level 5.4 AR Points 7.0 AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey F Title alpha Keeping Score Category Sports Elementary Plus Pages Count 208 Summary It’s summertime and Maggie is completely consumed by baseball, rooting for her beloved Brooklyn Dodgers and listening to games on the radio at the local firehouse where her father used to work. When Jim joins the crew, Maggie thinks he’s nice, even though he’s a Giants fan. Their friendship is sealed after Jim teaches Maggie how to keep score of a baseball game, and the two share a passion for recording every stat. Unfortunately, the “Bums” once again fail to win the World Series, despite Maggie’s dedicated support. When Jim is drafted and serves in Korea, something happens to him that causes him to withdraw from everyone around him. As time passes, and the Dodgers continue to disappoint their fans, Maggie is determined to keep hope alive…for her team to win the championship and for Jim to break his silence. Topics Twentieth-century American history. The Korean War. Families. Baseball. Famous baseball players. Heroes. Sports fans. Superstitions. Neighborhoods. Brothers and sisters. Learning a new skill. Sharing a common interest. Trying to make a difference. Praying. Thinking about your future. Gender roles. Intergenerational friendship. Communication. Wanting to help a friend. Making sacrifices. Acts of kindness. Dealing with disappointment. Grief. The effects of war. Hope. Perseverance. Growing up. New beginnings. SRC Level 4.700000 SRC Points 12.000000 Lexile 770L Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" Language English JLG Release Date May 2008 Minimum grade 1 Maximum grade 4 Reading level Elementary Format Print

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