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About The Book
Jake is a part of an extraordinary family.
He has a life filled with art, music, and long summer nights on the Cape. He has hours and days and months of baseball. But, more than anything in this world, Jake knows he has Edward. From the moment he was born, Jake knew Edward was destined for something. Edward could make anyone laugh and everyone think. During one special year, he became the only one in the neighborhood who could throw a perfect knuckleball. It was a pitch you could not hit. That same year, Jake learned there are also some things you cannot hold.
Patricia MacLachlan, one of the most beloved children's book authors writing today, has painted a deeply stirring, delicately lyrical portrait of a child, a son, a family, and a brother. Through Edward's eyes, we see what gifts all of these things truly are to those around them, and how those gifts live on and grow.
He has a life filled with art, music, and long summer nights on the Cape. He has hours and days and months of baseball. But, more than anything in this world, Jake knows he has Edward. From the moment he was born, Jake knew Edward was destined for something. Edward could make anyone laugh and everyone think. During one special year, he became the only one in the neighborhood who could throw a perfect knuckleball. It was a pitch you could not hit. That same year, Jake learned there are also some things you cannot hold.
Patricia MacLachlan, one of the most beloved children's book authors writing today, has painted a deeply stirring, delicately lyrical portrait of a child, a son, a family, and a brother. Through Edward's eyes, we see what gifts all of these things truly are to those around them, and how those gifts live on and grow.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (February 24, 2009)
- Length: 128 pages
- ISBN13: 9781439156643
- Grades: 3 - 7
- Ages: 8 - 12
- Lexile ® 470L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
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- Lexile ® 391 - 490
- Children's Fiction > Social Themes > Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Children's Fiction > Family > Siblings
- Children's Fiction > Social Situations > Death & Dying
- Children's Fiction > Sports & Recreation > Baseball
Awards and Honors
- Bank Street Best Books of the Year
- Land of Enchantment RoadRunner Award Nominee (NM)
- Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award Nominee (AR)
- North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee
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- Author Photo (jpg): Patricia MacLachlan Photograph by John MacLachlan(2.1 MB)
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