My grandsons’ baseball teams started games in April. Of course Granny and PaPa had to be at every game possible. I took my camera and tried to catch as many action shots as possible. Baseball certainly does have action, often spells of action linked by times of tedium unless the viewer’s child or grandchild is playing.
Sports make excellent fodder for action/adventure stories, poetry, or novels. A middle-school-aged baseball team fighting its way to a championship allows for action galore. Add a touch of mystery, and the adventure increases: my combination for The Base Stealers Club, a book
for ‘tweens (readers between the ages of ten and fourteen, even though adults seem to enjoy it, too). Some of the most interesting stories evolved around sports: Field of Dreams, A Team of Their Own, and Angel in the Outfield are just three examples.
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