Bøker av Fred Bowen

W. Fred Bowen is a retired educator who lives part-time in Canada and Switzerland. Since he was very young, while growing up in Montana, one of his many interests has been the pre-history of the aboriginal peoples of prairies. He has been fascinated by the artifacts left behind by these people and curious about how they were able to exist in a harsh and difficult world. Head Smash In, written predominantly for younger readers, is his first story about that world. Combining his arrowhead collecting hobby with his knowledge based on years of research, Mr. Bowen has created an entertaining and thought-provoking story of North America's earliest habitants.

"Richie Mallon has always known he was a shooter. Now that he is facing basketball tryouts under a tough new coach, will his amazing shooting talent be enough to keep him on the team?"--

Eighth-grade soccer forward Nick Osborne and his teammates are highly competitive but, with help from his soccer-playing aunt, Nick begins to see that good sportsmanship is more important than winning. Includes a recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and the real story behind the novel.

Although he knows all the plays, freshman wide receiver Jesse is reluctant to try out for quarterback until his brother, a college player, is asked to switch from quarterback to safety and the two make a deal that will force them, and Savannah, the new kicker on Jesse's team, to conquer their own and others' expectations.

Isaac is a perfectionist, especially when it comes to baseball, and is unable to cope when things go wrong until his coach asks him to help out with a Unified Sports basketball team on which intellectually-disabled and other children play together.

Josh and his travel league soccer teammates are playing together for the first time sometimes in new positions they're not used to. They're having trouble coming together as a successful team. In fact, they can't seem to win a single game. Discouraged, Josh is almost ready to go back to his old team. But then he hears how the struggling 1999 United States Women's World Cup team built a winning team by using team-building exercises. Would an approach like that help the United become champions?

Marcus is the high scorer and best rebounder on his basketball team, but hes not so great at free throw, until the school custodian helps him overcome his fear of failure.

Unhappy with his inability to score for his middle school basketball team, Chris takes lessons from his friend Greta's mother, who played in high school, and develops a good sense of teamwork. Includes a brief history of basketball.

With help from a new student and inspiration from an old magazine article, the players on Michael's seventh-grade basketball team hope to overcome their shortness and win their game against the eighth graders. Includes facts about the UCLA Bruins and their use of the full-court press.

When Kyle fakes a catch, his baseball team goes on to win the league championship but Kyle doesn't feel good about winning by cheating. Includes a section on the sportsmanship of Christy Mathewson, a pitcher who played professional baseball in the early 1900s.

Brendan, the best player on a losing baseball team, learns a lesson from a Chicago Cubs all-star about the true value of the game. Includes facts about pitchers, especially Ernie Banks.

Scott and his teammates cant find an adult to coach their team, so they must find a leader among themselves.

Without his lucky glove, Jamie doesnt believe in his ability to lead his baseball team to victory. Then he learns that faith in oneself is the most important equipment for any game.

T.J. is smaller than his teammates and his pitches just dont have the power to get the batters out. When he learns about 1940s player Rip Sewell, he may have found a solution.

Sam is proud that his touchdown in the final play of a game left his football team undefeated, but when a videorecording of the game reveals that the touchdown was scored illegally, he and the other Cowboys must decide whether to reveal the truth. Includes facts about a similar situation faced by Cornell University's team after a game with Dartmouth in 1940.