A Shining Season: The True Story of John Baker
by William J. Buchanan
Book Summary Information
Author: William J. BuchananForeword: Norman Zollinger
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1987-10-01
ISBN: 0826310168
Number of pages: 248
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
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Book Review: exceptional book - especially for teenage non-readers
Summary: 5 Stars
I have taught freshman English to all levels for 28 years, and this has been the single most popular book I have employed. Boys, girls, avid readers, non-readers - they all love this emotional, true account of a young athlete who finds he has cancer. I have had hundreds of students read this book for pleasure reading, and nearly every one has loved it and cried at the end. Students who have never read a book before stay up at night reading, and students who are voracious readers tell me it is the best book they have ever read.
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