Copyright Date:
2024
Edition Date:
2024
Release Date:
05/07/24
Illustrator:
Radlicki, Brett,
Pages:
247 pages
ISBN:
1-524-88489-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-524-88489-5
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2023947753
Dimensions:
21 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
(Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 CDT 2024)
Tension winds up for a nasty pitch when two friends find themselves contending for a single spot on the local baseball team.Whereas 11-year-old Tommy loves to play baseball and sees winning the one available spot on the prestigious Bulldogs as key to his middle and high school future, his unathletic video gamer best bud, Pelican, is in the weeklong tryouts only because his mother is forcing him to. But to Pel's surprise (and Tommy's dismay), with a little coaching from the team's tough-as-nails girl catcher, Diesel, he discovers that he's a natural slugger, with a pretty good arm in the outfield to boot. As Pel's enthusiasm for the game (and for hanging around with Diesel) grows, the boys' once-close friendship quickly heads toward a rift. Chick plays to the crowd with light doses of baseball action and heavy ones of broad humor-ranging from frequent fart references and a shopping trip for the required athletic cups to a legendary port-a-potty, dubbed the "Turd Tank," located just beyond the outfield that ultimately plays a significant role in the climax. The author gives his two leads (who switch off narrative duties in alternate chapters) some life as well as baseball coaching plus the perspective to see that their friendship is important enough to them to work at mending fences. Radlicki's spot art adds to the humor. Tommy reads white; Pel is cued Latine.Equal parts baseball and potty humor with an added whiff of conflict resolution. (Fiction. 8-12)
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Kirkus Reviews
(Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 CDT 2024)
Two best friends. One spot on the baseball team. And a giant, looming, SMELLY turd tank. What could possibly go wrong? This is the first illustrated chapter book in a laugh-out-loud funny series told in dual point-of-view that's about friendship, teamwork, and the occasional fart joke. PFFFT. Fans of The Last Kids on Earth, Big Nate, and The Secret Zoo will love The Super Sports Society.
Eleven-year-old Tommy has dreamed of being on the Bulldogs sports team forever. The Bulldogs eat, breathe, and fart sports. They’re part of the elusive Super Sports Society in his hometown, and Tommy knows that if he makes the team, he’ll be set up for life.
Meanwhile, Pel would rather be at home gaming in the air conditioning, but his mom decided that he has to “be a role model” to his little siblings (ugh!), and now he’s trying out for the Bulldogs too. At least that means the two BFFs won’t be in competition for the spot . . . right? (Wrong.)
Join Pel; Tommy; the owner of a pickle store, Pete; a supercool girl named Clutch; a coach who wears sunglasses inside; and the rest of the Bulldogs sports team in this epically awesome illustrated book that’s packed with tons of laugh-out-loud moments.
But be warned—this book is based on a true story. Do NOT eat this many sunflower seeds at home . . . trust us.
"Equal parts baseball and potty humor with an added whiff of conflict resolution." - Kirkus
"The dialogue between characters will make the reader feel like they are in the huddle alongside Tommy and Pel!" - Matt Eicheldinger, New York Times bestselling author of Matt Sprouts and the Curse of the Ten Broken Toes
"Bryan Chick and Brett Radlicki hit an easy home run with The Super Sports Society. Full of heart and humor, The Super Sports Society is cool enough to wear sunglasses indoors." - Terrance Crawford, bestselling author of the Piggy series
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