Ultra is about long-distance running, but it is similar in that the main character is continuing in a sport that his now-missing father coached him in.Īdditionally, Molly's challenges - trying out for the boys' baseball team, and all the associated obstacles (judgment from some teammates, from her former teammates on the girls' softball team, from community members, in addition to the challenge of improving her baseball skills) - are really compelling, even for readers who aren't baseball fans. This is difficult to do without slowing down the story's pacing and dwelling on the issue, but this book handles it well. There are lots of books in which kids are dealing with absent parents, but this one, like Locomotion, really shows the child's grief in a touching, realistic way. Even though Molly is in eighth grade, this book is well-suited for many 6th graders, and could be a good fit for fourth and fifth graders interested in this topic. Paint the Wind Book Quiz and Resource Page Catherine, Called Birdy Book Quiz and Resource Page
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