“Six Innings made a baseball lover out of me. . . . James Preller has a gift for description so that even an ignoramus like me could picture the game in my mind’s eye. The narrative sprints with staccato sentences and shorthand metaphors.”—The New York Times Book Review
“The novel goes beyond fastballs and first base to the heart of the game—the players—in a way even non-sports fans will love.”—USA Today
“Perceptive and funny, sketches introduce us to the players while the nail-biting action keeps the pages turning. Kids will be nodding in agreement at the truths laid bare.”—The Miami Herald, picked as one of their Best Kids' Books of the Year
“Preller raises his game with this perceptive group portrait of boys who play Little League baseball . . . Kids will be nodding in agreement at the truths laid bare. If Judy Blume could write a book about Little League, about its players’ deepest fears and secret dreams, it might come out something like this.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“Dishing up a rare example of a character-driven tale that is also suspenseful and exciting, the author of the Jigsaw Jones series chronicles a magnificent championship game between two Little League teams that is as much about the players as the plays.”—Booklist, Starred Review
“This is a book whose emotional pull creeps up on you, pitch by pitch. Organized around the six innings of a Little League championship game, the story will appeal to longtime fans of baseball as well as those who know nothing about the sport . . . this is a book as much about on-the-field action as it is life lessons. . . . Like the boys on the field and in the press box, readers will feel this is a game to remember.”—Jennifer M. Brown, Shelf Awareness
