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Baseball is in the Schneider family blood. Each member of this family, from family founder Felix Schneider in the 1800s to Snider Flint in the present day, has a strong tie to the game and to Brooklyn. Through the years this family has dodged bullets on a battlefield, pitched perfect games, and dealt with the devastating loss of family and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nine innings--nine generations. One game--one family. Through it all, one thing remains true: the bonds of family are as strong as a love of the game.
Review
"Gratz builds this novel upon a clever enough conceit - nine stories (or innings), each following the successive generations in a single family, linked by baseball and Brooklyn - and executes it with polish and precision." - "Booklist", starred review
?Gratz builds this novel upon a clever enough conceit?nine stories (or innings), each following the successive generations in a single family, linked by baseball and Brooklyn?and executes it with polish and precision.? ?"Booklist", starred review
Gratz builds this novel upon a clever enough conceit nine stories (or innings), each following the successive generations in a single family, linked by baseball and Brooklyn and executes it with polish and precision. "Booklist", starred review
About the Author
Alan Gratz was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. After a carefree but humid childhood, he attended the University of Tennessee, where he earned a College Scholars degree with a specialization in creative writing and later a Master's degree in English education. In addition to writing plays, magazine articles, and a few episodes of A&E's City Confidential, Alan has taught catapult building to middle schoolers, written more than 6,000 radio commercials, and lectured as a Czech university. Currently, Alan lives with his wife Wendi and daughter Jo in the high country of western North Carolina, where he enjoys reading, eating pizza, and, perhaps not too surprisingly, watching baseball.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
First Inning: Play Ball - Manhattan, New York, 1845
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Second Inning: The Red-Legged Devil - Northern Virginia, 1864
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Third Inning: A Ballad of the Republic - Brooklyn, New York, 1894
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Fourth Inning: The Way Things Are Now - Coney Island, New York, 1908
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Fifth Inning: The Numbers Game - Brooklyn, New York, 1926
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Sixth Inning: Notes of a Star to Be - Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1945
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Seventh Inning: Duck and Cover - Brooklyn, New York, 1957
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Eighth Inning: The Perfectionist - Brooklyn, New York, 1981
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Ninth Inning: Provenance - Brooklyn, New York, 2002
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Author Notes
Special Thanks
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