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March 1, 2007
GETTING TO FIRST BASE WITH DANALDA CHASE by Matt Beam
Darcy Spillman loves baseball and knows everything you want to know about it, but upon entering seventh grade he is confused, when his friends talk about getting to first base with girls. For help in boy-girl relationships he speaks with his Grandfather Joe, who tells Darcy that baseball is the reason he met Grandma Rose, so Darcy decides there are similiarites between boy-girl relationships and baseball.
The object of Darcy's affections is Danalda Chase, one of the popular crowd and a fabulous softball player. To get to first base with Danalda, Darcy decides he must make the junior high school baseball team and the quest begins. Along the way he gets help from some unlikely people, and in the end learns a lot about himself.
This is a very very funny book with an especially funny scene at a girl-boy party and spin the bottle. If you want to laugh, pick up GETTING TO FIRST BASE WITH DANALDA CHASE by Matt Beam. RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 6 TO 8.
For more information about Matt Beam visit him online at www.mattbeam.com.
Mrs. Jackson
Head of Young Adult Services
Posted by fjacksonem at March 1, 2007 10:38 AM