I am thrilled to be hosting a spot
on the OFF THE BENCH by Fred Bowen Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out
my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Author: Fred Bowen
Pub. Date: March 28, 2023
Publisher: Peachtree
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobook
Pages: 144
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/OFF-THE-BENCH
Chris wants to be a star scorer like
his brother—so why does his coach keep him waiting on the bench?
Chris comes from a sports-loving family. His brother is the star scorer on the
high school team, and is being recruited by Division 3 colleges. Chris longs to
earn the same adulation, and he’s a good scorer for his junior high team. But
why won’t his coach start him? He’s better on defense than his rival, Carlos,
and nearly as good a shooter.
Soon Chris becomes obsessed with earning a place in his team’s starting lineup.
He does everything he can think of—including being an invaluable player every
time he comes in. But nothing seems to get Coach’s attention. Even after he
learns the history of the valuable “6th man,” Chris can’t seem to let it go.
How will he ever be a big scoring star?
For every kid who hates to read but loves basketball, comes a suspenseful novel
with plenty of play-by-play sports action.
Off
the Bench
By Fred Bowen
Excerpt for Rockstar Book Tours
Excerpt from Off the Bench / Text
copyright © 2023 by Fred Bowen.
Reproduced with permission from Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. All rights
reserved.
Chapter
One
Kris Hall felt the game before he
saw the game.
He walked up the
stairs to the Oak View High School gymnasium with his mother, father, and younger
sister, Joni. The stairs almost trembled from the pounding feet on the floor
above. The noise of the crowd swirled down the stairway.
Kris could sense
his heart beating faster.
His father handed
four tickets to a man sitting on a high stool near the double door at the
entrance of the gym.
“First game of the
season!” Mr. Hall shouted to the man over the sound of the crowd. “Good to be back.”
The man nodded as he tore the
tickets in half and handed the stubs to Mr. Hall. “They’ve got a chance to be
pretty good this year. Especially with your son on the team.”
“I just hope they
all have a fun season,” Kris’s mother chimed in.
The family squeezed
by several people standing around the entrance and stepped inside. The gym was
almost full. The two teams—Oak View and Wilson High School—were warming up.
Players and basketballs flashed around the polished floor.
“There’s Dylan!”
Joni shouted, pointing to the floor.
Kris spied his
older brother moving, passing, hustling. He looked every inch a real
ballplayer. Six feet even and in great shape for his senior year. Dylan was all
business before the game, eyes focused on the ball and the action on the floor,
looking sharp in his white uniform with the black and orange trim. Number
14—his favorite number.
Kris looked around
at the people in the stands. Groups of parents, students, teachers, and people
from the town huddled together along the rows of wooden bleachers. Their voices
blended with the pounding basketballs and the squeaks of basketball shoes
against the floor. A warm gym was a good place to be on a cold December Friday night
in a small town.
About Fred Bowen:
Fred Bowen was a Little Leaguer who loved to read. Now he is
the author of many action-packed books of sports fiction. He has also written a
weekly sports column for kids in the Washington Post since 2000. Fred played
lots of sports growing up, including soccer at Marblehead High School. For
thirteen years, he coached kids’ baseball, soccer, and basketball teams. Some of
his stories spring directly from his coaching experience and his sports-happy
childhood in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Fred holds a degree in history from the
University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from George Washington University.
He was a lawyer for many years before retiring to become a full-time children’s
author. Bowen has been a guest author at schools and conferences across the
country, as well as the National Book Festival in Washington, DC, and the
Baseball Hall of Fame. Fred lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife.
For more information, check out the author’s website at www.fredbowen.com.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner will receive a finished copy of OFF THE BENCH, US
Only.
Ends May 2nd, midnight EST.
a Rafflecopter giveawayTour Schedule:
Week One:
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4/17/2023 |
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4/17/2023 |
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4/18/2023 |
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4/21/2023 |
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4/26/2023 |
IG Review |
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4/27/2023 |
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4/27/2023 |
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4/28/2023 |
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4/28/2023 |
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