The Youngest Hero (Abridged Fiction)
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Jerry B. Jenkins, the author of
Hometown Legend and co-author of the
Left Behind series, returns with the story of a boy who has been bestowed a gift that presents the challenge of a lifetime, and of the mother determined to help him become
The Youngest Hero.
Miriam Woodell realizes that the man she married, though charming and athletic, is gripped by a dangerous darkness. She has no choice but to save herself and Elgin, her young son - leaving rural Mississippi for the big, cold city of Chicago.
Strong and resolute, Miriam struggles to survive. Meanwhile, Elgin pursues a seemingly impossible dream. Fueled by the lessons his father taught him, he plays ball on the concrete streets and even sets up a batting cage in the basement, using a decrepit, malfunctioning pitching machine to teach himself to hit.
By spring, Elgin is ready to find a team. By the end of the summer, everyone will be talking about the 11-year-old who plays baseball like a high school star - a prodigy on his way to greatness, despite staggering odds.
Yet Elgin must still come to terms with his father, whose life has reached a dead end. With a new man entering Miriam's life and scouts wooing Elgin, mother and son must learn painful lessons about themselves, each other, and the people they are forced to trust.
Customer Reviews
catcher10
this book is the best book i have ever read and i hate books but this one i just couldnt put down because i am a big baseball guy and baseball is like a lifestyle to me. This book can really motivate you by saying you can do what ever you want as long as you work hard to get there and to keep pursueing your dreams.I would recomend this book to anyone who is into sports because this book is just good and so are his other one, jerry b jenkins is just a great writer.