Elijah In Centerfield

by Keith Anderson

Overview

Elijah Andrews and his friends love baseball. In spite of the turmoil of living in a tough neighborhood, Elijah and his friends use baseball to help them survive. Across town in a different kind of neighborhood Mark Olsen and his friends also love baseball. The two groups of boys get together and have fun until parents try to spoil their games. The boys teach the parents a lesson about the true love of baseball. these boys don't care about the color of skin you might have. All they care about is if you respect the game of baseball. Do you work hard at being the best you can be? Do you know baseball's grand history, including the old Negro League?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012488138
Publisher:	Keith L. Anderson
Publication date:	04/29/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	171
File size:	268 KB

About the Author

Keith L. Anderson writes about sports from a unique perspective. He played sports as a kid in Vallejo, California. He earned all-conference at both the high school and junior college levels, before going to Boise State University on a full ride football scholarship. He currently lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife and two sons. He works for TRIO Pre-College Programs, helping to get low income / first generation students into college. He just released a new adult detective novel which introduces a new private detective named Booker Tee. The novel centers around football and murder. Keith has earned an Associates Degree in journalism, a Bachelor Degree in Human Communication, completed his Masters coursework in Human Communication and holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership.

Editorial Reviews

This was a wonderful trip down memory lane. This book was fun because it takes place where I grew up and it helped me recall my childhood. I remember playing baseball in the same parks mentioned in the story. I spent the majority of my life playing or coaching professional baseball. My most memorable baseball experiences came on these very same playgrounds a few years before this story takes place.

Bill Buckner

Only Keith Anderson could have written “Elijah In Ce”. As a black youth growing up in a white world in the turbulent sixties, author Anderson could have written this book as a paean to racism and violence. He did not. It is a warm, witty, factual account of an African American family who faced prejudice with grace and good humor. The reader is not hit over the head with the message of racial understanding, yet it emerges loud and clear.

William Anderson