Overview
""Rabbit"" Labelle, the charismatic and improbable football star of Offside and unlikely basketball player in Offensive Foul, continues his high school sports journey in Bottom of the Ninth.While struggling to secure his place on the team, Rabbit battles family discord, reels from current events that shake the country, and stands up for his principles in the face of adversity. The impact of his choices will affect everyone around him. ""Hendrickson personalizes historywith unforgettable characters.""-- Jewell Parker Rhodes, author of Ninth Ward, a Coretta Scott King Honor book
Full Product Details
Author: David H Hendrickson
Publisher: Pentucket Publishing
Imprint: Pentucket Publishing
Volume: 3
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.299kg
ISBN: 9781948134101
ISBN 10: 1948134101
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 27 January 2020
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Hendrickson's first two Rabbit Labelle novels brilliantly let us experience the historical struggle of the 1960s civil rights movement through the eyes of a short, scrawny teen who loves sports, his family and friends, and doing what's right even when it's hard. In this final book in the trilogy, Rabbit's pushed to the limit with his father, his friends, and his baseball coach, even as the nation reels from a horrible tragedy that affects the people of Lynn, too. Hendrickson's created a wonderfully-imperfect hero we can't help but root for. Rabbit's struggles with anger and self-doubt, love and the pure joy of sport, are a wonderful rocket to ride. An engrossing, cathartic read. -- Terry Hayman, author of Chasing the Minotaur As teens struggle to navigate social challenges in today's society, this riveting story of teens engaged in the same struggle in the past will help today's youth see they are not alone, and there is hope for a better world now and in the future. -- Rebecca Shelley, author of Dragonbound: Blue Dragon and Nikeron the Great Another thoroughly enjoyable sports-based outing with heart and something to chew on after the game. -- Dory Crowe, author of Dark Secrets David H. Hendrickson is one of my favorite writers. -- USA Today Bestselling Author Kristine Kathryn Rusch One of the most diverse writers I have had the pleasure to meet. -- USA Today Bestselling Author Dean Wesley Smith
Author Information
David H. Hendrickson has published seven novels, including Offside and Cracking the Ice, which have been adopted for high school student required reading, as well as two short story collections, and two nonfiction books. His short fiction has appeared in Best American Mystery Stories 2018, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Heart's Kiss, Pulphouse, and numerous anthologies, including many issues of Fiction River. He is a multi-finalist for the Derringer Award, and his story Death in the Serengeti was honored with the 2018 Derringer Award for Best Long Story. Visit him online at www.hendricksonwriter.com.
