The Pitcher -- William Elliott Hazelgrove - Paperback

"The Pitcher," is a classic story of baseball, the price of dreams, and the lessons of life. A mythic baseball story about a broken down World Series Pitcher is mourning over the death of his wife and an underprivileged Mexican-American boy who lives across the street and wants to learn to pitch. This is a mainstream contemporary novel about dreams lost and found. In the great tradition of books like, "The Natural." This is a novel with the mythic themes, readability, and appeal to be a mainstream bestseller.

Author: William Elliott Hazelgrove
Publisher: Koehler Studios, Inc.
Published: 09/01/2013
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781938467592
Age Range: 12-17

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 161848 / Pitcher


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 09/30/2013
School Library Journal 10/01/2013 pg. 123

About the Author
William Hazelgrove is the best-selling author of five novels, including THE PITCHER, a Junior Library Guild Selection. He was the Ernest Hemingway Writer in Residence, where he wrote in the attic of Ernest Hemingway's birthplace. He has written articles and reviews for USA Today and other publications. He has been the subject of interviews in NPR'sAll Things Considered along with features in The New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Richmond Times Dispatch, USA Today, People, Channel 11, NBC, WBEZ, WGN. A follow up novel, REAL SANTA, will be out fall of 2014. Hazelgrove runs a political cultural blog, The View From Hemingway's Attic. Visit him athttp: //www.williamhazelgrove.com.