· by Ellen Schwartz. Ten-year-old Kenny (Kenji in Japanese) worships his older brother, Mickey (Mitsuo), read more. 5 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text . About Heart of a Champion. A poignant coming-of-age novel for middle-grade readers about a young boy obsessed with baseball whose life changes drastically when war comes to his Vancouver Japanese community. Ten-year-old Kenny (Kenji in Japanese) worships his older brother, Mickey (Mitsuo), a baseball hero whose outstanding performance on the Asahi baseball team has given him fame and Pages: A poignant coming-of-age novel for middle-grade readers about a young boy obsessed with baseball whose life changes drastically when war comes to his Vancouver Japanese community. Ten-year-old Kenny (Kenji in Japanese) worships his older brother, Mickey (Mitsuo), a baseball hero whose outstanding performance on the Asahi baseball team has given him fame and popularity.4/5(16).
['"Ten-year-old Kenny (Kenji in Japanese) worships his older brother, Mickey (Mitsuo), a baseball hero whose outstanding performance on the Asahi baseball team has given him fame and popularity. Despite Kenny\'s suspected heart condition, he is determined to practice secretly with Mickey so he, too, can one day try out for the Asahi. But world events soon overtake life in this quiet community. Heart of a Champion. Stealing Home. The Case of the Missing Deed. Starshine series. Grades Cellular. Avalanche Dance. I'm a Vegetarian. I Love Yoga. Writing workshops. I also do writing workshops with children from grade 3 and up, and with teens and adults. Each session lasts up to 90 minutes. Ellen SchwartzAverage rating · ratings · reviews · shelved 1, times. Showing 27 distinct works. sort by. popularity original publication year title average rating number of pages. Heart of a Champion. by. Ellen Schwartz. avg rating — ratings — published — 4 editions. Want to Read.
Read about what inspired me to write the book. “Schwartz shows talent as a writer for bringing in the war theme in a natural way in terms that nine to twelve-year-olds can understand. Heart of a Champion could serve as a model for any aspiring writer of juvenile historical fiction. Highly Recommended.”. – CM Magazine. Ellen Schwartz has 27 books on Goodreads with ratings. Ellen Schwartz’s most popular book is Heart of a Champion. Ten-year-old Kenny (Kenji in Japanese) worships his older brother, Mickey (Mitsuo), a baseball hero whose outstanding performance on the Asahi baseball team has given him fame and popularity. Despite Kenny's suspected heart condition, he is determined to practice secretly with Mickey so he, too, can one day try out for the Asahi.
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