Never Blame the Umpire

Kate is having the best summer a sports-loving eleven-year-old could possibly have. Baseball. Tennis. And to top it off, Kate has just started a three-week class where she's discovering a new love: poetry.Then comes the news that tears Kate's world apart. In her close-knit family, Kate has always felt God's love and protection. But how can she trust God now? Do sports or poetry matter when tragedy strikes?In Kate's darkest hour, her mother's faith shines its brightest, helping Kate to see that life is still beautiful and God is still good. Always, no matter what.

About the author

Gene Fehler, an award-winning and widely published poet, is the author of 13 published books and over eighteen hundred published poems, stories, and articles. His teaching career included having taught English and creative writing in colleges in Illinois, Texas, and Alabama; and in high schools in Illinois, Texas, and Georgia.

Summary

Eleven-year-old Kate loves baseball, tennis, and writing poetry, but struggles to find joy when tragedy strikes her close-knit family.

Product details

• Authors: Gene Fehler
• Publisher: Harper Collins (US)
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.2011
• EAN: 9780310721956
• ISBN: 978-0-310-72195-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 211 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; JUVENILE FICTION / Religious / Christian / Family, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, TOPICAL / Christian Interest, TOPICAL / Coming of Age, EVENT / Summer Vacation Reading