Fred Bowen for Extra Innings

About the Book: Mike loves pitching, and he loves knowing his team counts on him to deliver wins. But Mike’s father starts to worry that Mike is getting too carried away with baseball and not spending time working at after school jobs and developing a sense of responsibility. Can Mike and his father reach a compromise in order to let Mike play the game he loves and help his team win the league championship?

Fred Bowen was a Little Leaguer who loved to read. Now he is the author of many action-packed books of sports fiction. For thirteen years, Bowen coached kids’ baseball and basketball teams. He also wrote a weekly sports column for kids in the Washington Post from 2000 to 2022. He was a lawyer for many years before retiring to become a full-time children’s book author. Bowen lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife, Peggy Jackson. They have two grown children. For more information, check out the author’s website at FredBowen.com.