Ebook {Epub PDF} Under the Baseball Moon by John H. Ritter

Under the Baseball Moon dances to a hip hop beachtown beat; Over the Wall wisecracks with a California kid’s take on New York; The Boy Who Saved Baseball draws on both Spanish and English to make up zingy new expressions, and Choosing Up Sides savors the naiveté of the historic Appalachian dialect of southern Ohio. His settings, too, are vividly distinct and vary from the Hispanic/Anglo blend . In an interview, John H. Ritter talks about what influenced his writing of Under the Baseball Moon. 'The jazzy voice I used first came to me as I walked the streets of New Orleans in the spring of '03 and sketched out the original story.'. John H. Ritter - Under the Baseball Moon - The Story behind the Story. Under the Baseball Moon TEACHER'S GUIDE AND LESSON PLANS. Contributed by Susan Vreeland, Author, Educator, and Historian. (Best-selling author of six novels including Girl in Hyacinth Blue and Clara and Mr. Tiffany, Ms. Vreeland was also a well-loved high school English teacher for many years.). I. LITERARY QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION.

Interview with John H. Ritter about Under the Baseball Moon. Created by ALAN Review Read the PDF Share. Interview with John H. Ritter about Choosing Up Sides. Created by ALAN Review View on ALAN Review Share. Books by John H. Ritter 6. Under the baseball moon by John H Ritter (Recording) 6 editions published in in English and held by WorldCat member libraries worldwide Andy and Glory, two fifteen-year-olds from Ocean Beach, California, pursue their respective dreams of becoming a famous musician and a professional softball player. On page , the wind is coming in from the east, and there's a baseball moon. What other John H. Ritter books do these two ideas suggest? What do these conditions foretell? Ch. Uncle John says, "And my people, we always side with the underdog." (p. ) Who are the underdogs in this novel?

JOHN'S BLOG. Choosing Up Sides: AZ Governor Does the Right (Left) Thing! AP. I'll let you in on a little secret. When my first novel, Choosing Up Sides, was published sixteen years ago today, I stood silent as to the real reason I had written the book. On the surface, Choosing Up Sides, set in Southern Ohio, was the story of a. BONUS FEATURE: Includes an exclusive interview with the author and original music by John H. Ritter! Andy Ramos, a freestyle skate-boarding trumpeter, has dreams as big as a baseball moon. Born into a family of musicians, Andy wants to take his unique fusion of Latin jazz, rock, and hip-hop straight to the top. Novelist John H. Ritter (born Octo, in San Pedro, California) grew up in the summer-dry hills east of San Diego. "I grew up in a baseball family," says John. "But we were also a family of musicians and mathematicians, house painters and poets.