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Soar

Written by Joan Bauer 

Overview: Jeremiah is a twelve-year-old boy from Indiana. At least, they think that he is. He was adopted by a single man named Walt Lopper after he was found next to his office's coffee pot. Jeremiah grew up to be a normal boy until the age of 10. He got sick with a virus that was attacking his heart. In order to survive, Jer had to have a heart transplant. Since that operation, his life changed drastically. He had to watch his heart rate constantly and keep away from germs as to not get sick. Jer learns how to deal with all of this in this touching story about what he absolutely lives for: Baseball. He moves to Ohio with Walt and he ends up finding his place by encouraging the new city to not give up on its love of baseball. 

The interesting writing style and length of this book make it a great choice for 5th-6th graders who might love a great book with baseball woven into it. A read aloud of the first few chapters to introduce this book might be a good idea to interest the classroom in the book and assure those students who are skeptical that it is not just a book about baseball, but about heart and humor.   

Awards: 2017-2018 Bluebonnet Book


-The Green Eyed Reader
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