It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old…or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book!
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***Special thanks to Bridgette Brooks and Pam Mettler of Zondervan Publishing for sending me a review copy.***
Gene Fehler, an award-winning and widely published poet, is the author of ten published books and over eighteen hundred published poems, stories, and articles. He and his wife, Polly, live in Seneca, South Carolina, where he writes, teaches, and participates in sports.
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Product Details:
List Price: $12.99
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Zonderkidz (March 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0310719410
ISBN-13: 978-0310719410
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5
AND NOW…THE FIRST CHAPTER: Just Press the Button:
My Thoughts:
In Never Blame the Umpire, readers enter the world of a young girl who is facing the loss of her mother to cancer. We follow her journey through the grief process and through the internal struggle with why God has allowed this to happen.
The book covers subjects that may be difficult for some kids (death and cancer). Since the book reads from the viewpoint of a young girl, this may make the subject easier for kids to understand. This thought provoking book is a good read for it’s target range of 9-12 year olds.
I received a copy of Never Blame the Umpire for the purpose of this review. No other compensation was received. All opinions are my own.
