Description
Six Innings: This Time, It’s for the Championship by James Preller. The book is a work of juvenile fiction, published in 2008, and is geared towards readers aged 9-12.
The novel centers around a Little League baseball championship game between two teams, Northeast Gas & Electric and Earl Grubb’s Pool Supplies. However, the book’s core narrative goes beyond the game itself to explore a deeper story. The plot follows best friends Sam and Mike as they grapple with the emotional challenges of Sam’s recent cancer diagnosis. The championship game serves as a backdrop and a metaphor for their friendship, testing their bond as they strive to find a way to both come out as winners in the face of life’s hardships. The book is described as a character-driven tale that is both suspenseful and exciting. It was named a 2009 Bank Street – Best Children’s Book of the Year and an ALA Notable Book.
