In Brooklyn in 1951, a die-hard Giants fan teaches nine-year-old Maggie, who is a "Bums" (Dodgers) fan, how to use a technique to keep score of a baseball game which creates a special friendship between them.
How it feels
MoodBittersweet
How it reads
Character focusSmall ensembleLarge ensemble
Worth knowing
Written forMiddle grade
When and where
ThemesFriendshipFamily
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