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Fenway Fever
Happy 100th Birthday, Fenway Park!
"Stats" Pagano may have been born with a heart defect, but he lives for three his family's hot dog stand right outside fabled Fenway Park, his beloved Red Sox, and any baseball statistic imaginable. When the family can no longer make ends meet with the hot dog stand, life becomes worrisome for Stats. Then the Sox go on a long losing streak and the team's ace pitcher--and Stats's idol--becomes convinced the famed Curse of the Bambino has returned. Stats just has to help . . . but how? As the Sox faithful sour on their team, Stats forms a plan that ultimately unifies an entire city and proves that true loyalty has a magic all its own.
In honor of Fenway Park's 100th birthday, baseball novelist John H. Ritter delivers an inspiring tale for the sports fan in each of us, regardless of team allegiance.
"Stats" Pagano may have been born with a heart defect, but he lives for three his family's hot dog stand right outside fabled Fenway Park, his beloved Red Sox, and any baseball statistic imaginable. When the family can no longer make ends meet with the hot dog stand, life becomes worrisome for Stats. Then the Sox go on a long losing streak and the team's ace pitcher--and Stats's idol--becomes convinced the famed Curse of the Bambino has returned. Stats just has to help . . . but how? As the Sox faithful sour on their team, Stats forms a plan that ultimately unifies an entire city and proves that true loyalty has a magic all its own.
In honor of Fenway Park's 100th birthday, baseball novelist John H. Ritter delivers an inspiring tale for the sports fan in each of us, regardless of team allegiance.
240 pages, Hardcover
First published April 12, 2012
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John H. Ritter
8 books19 followers Novelist John H. Ritter (born October 31, 1951, in San Pedro, California) grew up in the summer-dry hills east of San Diego. "I grew up in a baseball family," says John. "But we were also a family of musicians and mathematicians, house painters and poets. My dad was a sports writer in Ashtabula, Ohio, who moved the family out west, just before I was born, to become Sports Editor for The San Diego Union."
Growing up in a sparse, mountainous region also helped stretch John's imagination. "Out in that country," he says, "there was a real sense of the spirits who walked the land in the centuries before. And being so cut off from other kids, I roamed the hills a lot, following hawks and eagles, climbing boulders, sitting in Indian caves. Rattlesnakes never bothered us much. But I felt the spirits everywhere. I think my mom, who was part Blackfoot Indian, had a lot to do with that."
When John was only four, however, his mother died of breast cancer, leaving his father to raise four small children on his own. John still recalls his mother and her songs. "One thing I remember about my mom is that she sang to us constantly, making up a song for each of her four children that fit our personalities perfectly. So from her, I got a sense of how to capture a
person's spirit in a lyrical phrase."
Over time, his musical interests continued to grow and in high school, the social commentary of folksinger Bob Dylan inspired him to write his own songs, hoping to pursue a musical career. He was, however, a “wild student,” he admits to English professor Chris Crowe in an interview for The ALAN Review, and was torn between his love of baseball and writing, calling himself both “a high achiever and a rabble rouser,” noting, for example, that in 1969 he was voted Senior Class President and the Senior Class Clown. Teachers did, however, recognize his writing talent, although his work was so often read out loud in class that he also admits to growing complacent and somewhat lazy about having to improve his skills.
At the University of California, San Diego, John studied communications while playing for the UCSD baseball team, all-the-while continuing to write Dylan-style songs. But by his sophomore year, he recalls, “I was anxious to get on with my life. And for the vision I had in mind, college didn’t have much to offer me. I knew I had to walk the streets, touch life, embrace life, gain experience.” So like his literary heroes before him, i.e., Dylan, Jack Kerouac, and Mark Twain, John quit school, taking a job as a painter’s apprentice, and set about traveling the country. He learned to live so cheaply that he could earn enough in three or four months to allow him to travel and write for the rest of the year. He did that for several years, until he married his wife, Cheryl, whom he had met in college, and they had a baby daughter. With a family to support, John needed to work nine months a year, painting houses, but the rest of his time went into writing, an artistic lifestyle he later spotlighted in his song-laden socio-political novel, Under the Baseball Moon.
In 1994, after publishing several short stories, John received the Judy Blume Award and a cash grant from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) for a novel in progress. In 1996, he submitted his manuscript through the Curtis Brown Agency to Philomel Books where it became the first acquisition of junior editor, Michael Green. Since then, Green has risen to become Editorial Director and Publisher of Philomel Books and has edited all six of John’s novels.
In 1999, John’s first novel, Choosing Up Sides, won the International Reading Association Children’s Book Award for Older Readers and was designated an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults. This hard-hitting work of ... [To see more of this bio, go to John's website or his Wikipedia entry.]
Growing up in a sparse, mountainous region also helped stretch John's imagination. "Out in that country," he says, "there was a real sense of the spirits who walked the land in the centuries before. And being so cut off from other kids, I roamed the hills a lot, following hawks and eagles, climbing boulders, sitting in Indian caves. Rattlesnakes never bothered us much. But I felt the spirits everywhere. I think my mom, who was part Blackfoot Indian, had a lot to do with that."
When John was only four, however, his mother died of breast cancer, leaving his father to raise four small children on his own. John still recalls his mother and her songs. "One thing I remember about my mom is that she sang to us constantly, making up a song for each of her four children that fit our personalities perfectly. So from her, I got a sense of how to capture a
person's spirit in a lyrical phrase."
Over time, his musical interests continued to grow and in high school, the social commentary of folksinger Bob Dylan inspired him to write his own songs, hoping to pursue a musical career. He was, however, a “wild student,” he admits to English professor Chris Crowe in an interview for The ALAN Review, and was torn between his love of baseball and writing, calling himself both “a high achiever and a rabble rouser,” noting, for example, that in 1969 he was voted Senior Class President and the Senior Class Clown. Teachers did, however, recognize his writing talent, although his work was so often read out loud in class that he also admits to growing complacent and somewhat lazy about having to improve his skills.
At the University of California, San Diego, John studied communications while playing for the UCSD baseball team, all-the-while continuing to write Dylan-style songs. But by his sophomore year, he recalls, “I was anxious to get on with my life. And for the vision I had in mind, college didn’t have much to offer me. I knew I had to walk the streets, touch life, embrace life, gain experience.” So like his literary heroes before him, i.e., Dylan, Jack Kerouac, and Mark Twain, John quit school, taking a job as a painter’s apprentice, and set about traveling the country. He learned to live so cheaply that he could earn enough in three or four months to allow him to travel and write for the rest of the year. He did that for several years, until he married his wife, Cheryl, whom he had met in college, and they had a baby daughter. With a family to support, John needed to work nine months a year, painting houses, but the rest of his time went into writing, an artistic lifestyle he later spotlighted in his song-laden socio-political novel, Under the Baseball Moon.
In 1994, after publishing several short stories, John received the Judy Blume Award and a cash grant from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) for a novel in progress. In 1996, he submitted his manuscript through the Curtis Brown Agency to Philomel Books where it became the first acquisition of junior editor, Michael Green. Since then, Green has risen to become Editorial Director and Publisher of Philomel Books and has edited all six of John’s novels.
In 1999, John’s first novel, Choosing Up Sides, won the International Reading Association Children’s Book Award for Older Readers and was designated an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults. This hard-hitting work of ... [To see more of this bio, go to John's website or his Wikipedia entry.]
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December 4, 2018
I pick it off the shelf thinking it would be like a sports only book but it is not
May 18, 2012
This new title by John H. Ritter may well be the feel-good book of the year, and deservedly so. The plot revolves around Stats Pagano, born with a heart defect, and his Boston family, all rabid Boston Red Sox fans. The family has had season tickets for 72 years, and they make a living selling hot dogs at the games. The team heads into a losing streak, which causes Stats's favorite baseball, pitcher Billee Orbitt, to be removed from the roster for a brief time. Billee becomes convinced that the harmony of Fenway Park has been disrupted, and together, he and Stats take steps to put things back into the proper order so that the Sox will win again and all will be right in Stats's world. There are all sorts of coincidences or maybe miracles in the book, which is filled with moments of pathos, heroism, mysticism, and wonder. I couldn't help echoing the comments Stats makes about Boston Red Sox fans and the team they love and his exhortation to look up since you've already seen what lies below you. I've never understood why fans expect their teams to win every game they play or why their loyalty seems so fickle. Maybe that has something to do with the salaries being paid to many professional athletes or the money being made from ticket holders, but in this book, there is no mention of those concerns, just the love of the game and a reminder from a young boy about what the game of baseball is really all about. Although Red Sox fans will gobble this one up, other baseball fans and anyone who likes seeing the underdog win will enjoy it too. This seamlessly written book will make readers believe in all sorts of miracles.
April 9, 2012
Is the world as we know it coming to an end in 2012? Is the extraordinary bad luck plaguing Fenway Park, the Red Sox, and their star pitcher Billie Orbit, just a precursor? And what about “Stats” Pagano, the avid twelve-year old Sox fan and statistics fanatic whose balky heart literally takes his breath away sometimes, especially lately? Is the “curse” just a sign that something’s way off balance and needs to be made right again? That’s what Billie Orbit thinks, and he’s pretty sure the rats in the ballpark are a clue. Of course even Billie’s best fans and friends agree he’s way lunar much of the time, but Stats listens to this theory with an open mind, because statistically, nobody could be as unlucky as Billee and his team have been this year, and nothing’s evening out. Stats’ and Billee’s quest to reverse the curse and heal the ballpark takes them, shall we say, to unaccustomed heights, and what Ritter calls a new big inning.
Fenway Fever, John H. Ritter’s sixth book, may be the ultimate baseball novel, connecting the sacred game and its home diamond with the fate of the planet. Is there such a connection? Billie Orbit would say there’s always a connection.
Even veteran Ritter readers may miss some of the wordplay and plot seeds he sows into this story. You have to watch him like a hawk! Even so, you’re likely grin in surprise when those seeds sprout later on and you find yourself saying “Chee! Why didn’t I think of that?”
Fenway Fever, John H. Ritter’s sixth book, may be the ultimate baseball novel, connecting the sacred game and its home diamond with the fate of the planet. Is there such a connection? Billie Orbit would say there’s always a connection.
Even veteran Ritter readers may miss some of the wordplay and plot seeds he sows into this story. You have to watch him like a hawk! Even so, you’re likely grin in surprise when those seeds sprout later on and you find yourself saying “Chee! Why didn’t I think of that?”
August 24, 2014
A really good book for all baseball fans,it teaches them more about baseball,how to use a score book at a baseball game every time you go so you can keep score and keep track,you will love this book so much you will tell your friends to read this book. If they listen to you they will it and read it and they will absolutely love it. The two main characters are "Stats" and fictional Red Sox ace lefty Billie Orbitt who has had a bad season.You really should read this book
May 5, 2012
Another great baseball novel by John Ritter, this one set in 2012, the centennial celebration of Fenway. Stats Pagano, the 12 year old narrator, is befriended by Billee Orbitt, the Sox's eccentric young pitcher to solve the new curse on Fenway. Filled with baseball history and action, this is sure to hit a homerun with baseball fans.
October 26, 2022
I rated Fenway Fever by John H. Ritter three stars because there were some parts I connected with that were exciting but other times the book was rather bland or boring. After finishing the book there are still some questions that are left unanswered about the team and the characters. The story is set in Boston and takes place at Fenway Park, the Red Sox home field.The story follows the main character Alfredo “Stats” Pagano as he tries to figure out the cause of why the Red Sox cannot win a game and why all of their players are playing badly. He thinks that there might be a curse on the Red Sox. Some of the characters in the book are Stat’s father Papa Pagano, Stat’s brother Mark and the star pitcher from the Boston Red Sox’s Billie Orbit. Billie Orbit helps Stats investigate what the curse may be and why he and his teammates are playing so poorly. The story gets exciting when Billie Orbit pitched a no hitter after Stats had broken the curse and the Red Sox went on a 12 game win streak. The no hitter was one of the few exciting parts of the book because it made me feel like I was really there watching him throw the no hitter and experience it as a baseball fan. I also liked when Stats and Mark found out that Mark would be able to play in the American Youth Baseball League All Star game at Fenway Park. When they found out he was going to play in the all star game I imagined what Mark must have felt when his dream to play at Fenway Park came true. This is one part of the book I was able to connect with because I play a sport as well. This book teaches the reader what is really valuable in life because part of Stats story-line is that his family is in debt. Their attempts to try and get out of debt took the story away from the action at Fenway and the story moved slower. The family relationships and Stats friendship with Billie demonstrates a focus on the important things in life. I would not read another book from this author because the way he writes the story is slow and uninteresting at some points. However, if you love sports or baseball and you are a fan of the Boston Red Sox then I think you would enjoy reading this book for the parts about baseball. It has a lot of references to legends of the Red Sox such as David Ortiz or Cy Young.
November 15, 2022
In Fenway Fever, a boy named "Stats" Pagano is a die hard Boston Red Sox fan and his family has been for decades. He was born with a heart defect that has caused him not to be able to play baseball so, he decided to fall in love with the stats behind it all. One year, The Red Sox are struggling and a pitcher on the Red Sox loved Stats and so they try to figure out what the curse is. They search until they find it might have to do with the amount of rats and hawks that Fenway produces. They set up traps to try and get the hawks to come back to try and break the curse. While all of the Red Sox fans are turning on them Stats still has hope.
During the book there were parts where I could not put down the book but also other parts where I could take it or leave it. Some parts were very climatic when they were trying to find out what was causing the Red Sox to do struggle. Other parts were slow and boring when they were just walking around Boston trying to search for reasons to be doing so bad with such a good team. Overall I enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to a friend that likes and knows the basics of baseball.
During the book there were parts where I could not put down the book but also other parts where I could take it or leave it. Some parts were very climatic when they were trying to find out what was causing the Red Sox to do struggle. Other parts were slow and boring when they were just walking around Boston trying to search for reasons to be doing so bad with such a good team. Overall I enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to a friend that likes and knows the basics of baseball.
October 15, 2020
this was a really good book. It was about a boy who wanted to fix the Boston Red Sox because they were in a slump this year and he wanted to be the hero that fixed the team. So his parents have a hot dog stand outside of the stadium and they aren't getting any money coming in because no one is coming to the games. There was about 200 pages in this book and it wasn't very hard to comprehend and I struggle to comprehend hard books and I didn't with this book.
September 28, 2019
Fun children's book about a struggling Red Sox team (sound familiar?) and a young boy whose heroic efforts restore the positive energy to Fenway Park. Think we could have used him this season! I was also reminded in this book that it's been 100 years since the Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees. Hoping the anniversary isn't the onset of another curse...!
October 9, 2019
The book that I read was, "Fenway Fever," by John H. Ritter. It was a very good book and everyone that enjoys sports or emotional books, you should read this. The book was about a kid named Stats. That's what everyone called him because he is in love with sports stats. He is not able to play sports because of his rare heart disorder. So, instead of playing, he just keeps track of stats. Him, his brother, and his dad both have a love for the Red Sox. The Red sox have hit a slump and Stats is trying to save that slump. He is best friends with the Red Sox Star player Billie Orbit. Stats's mother has been dead for a while, and his dad has also hit big debt, so he is also trying to save that too. I liked this book also because I can connect with it myself. I can't walk or play sports, so I follow certain teams and look at all sorts of stats. I love sports just as much as Stats does, and I'm ok with that. Keeping track of stats is just as much fun as playing the sport. This was a great book. I loved it and I think you would love it too.
April 20, 2022
LOL, the greatest fucking shit ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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December 18, 2017
This book told a lot about the curse of the bambino. I didnt really find it that interesting so I got bored with it halfway through.
December 21, 2018
Really interesting and funny.
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July 26, 2021
Why are there so many sports books?
September 26, 2022
Fenway Fever is a great 256 page read it has baseball and the great story of a young boy growing up in Boston who has a bad heart. Between the drama of the Red Sox's win drought on the hundred year special of the field and the heart problems a young boy has. When the young boy befriends Red Sox's Ace pitcher Billie Orbit they try to figure out the curse at work. This is a great read for young baseball fans and just a great book in general.
March 16, 2018
This Is a really sad book. It is about a kid named Pagano who was born with a heart defect. Pagano is a die hard Red Sox fan. This book's theme is hope and sadness.
February 25, 2013
Are you a die hard baseball fan like me? If so I highly recommend Fenway Fever by John H. Ritter. Fenway fever is a book about a die hard Red Sox's fan. This boys name is Stats Pagano. His dad is a hot dog vendor at Fenway Park. The author creates a lot of suspense when he talks about how Stats Pagano was born with a heart defect.
The conflict in this story is that The Red Sox's go on a very very long losing streak. In the story this is known as the external conflict. The internal conflict is that stats dad does not enough money to support him and his family.
All this leads to Stats Pagano coming up with a stellar plan to end the Red Sox's losing streak. On the other hand the Red Sox nation have turned on the team themselves. This causes everyone to think that the curse of Bambino has returned to Fenway Park.
I recommend that everyone that loves baseball as much as I do read this book. Lately I have been reading a bunch of John H. Ritter books because no matter if you like baseball or not he most of the times keeps you entertained from the beginning to the end. On the other hand sometimes the book can get boring. Many times while reading this book I had to put it down because it was getting extremely boring. Other than that Ritter does a great job of actually making you feel that you are in a baseball stadium.
Thank you for reading my book report and I hope after reading this you go out and read Fenway Fever by John H. Ritter.
The conflict in this story is that The Red Sox's go on a very very long losing streak. In the story this is known as the external conflict. The internal conflict is that stats dad does not enough money to support him and his family.
All this leads to Stats Pagano coming up with a stellar plan to end the Red Sox's losing streak. On the other hand the Red Sox nation have turned on the team themselves. This causes everyone to think that the curse of Bambino has returned to Fenway Park.
I recommend that everyone that loves baseball as much as I do read this book. Lately I have been reading a bunch of John H. Ritter books because no matter if you like baseball or not he most of the times keeps you entertained from the beginning to the end. On the other hand sometimes the book can get boring. Many times while reading this book I had to put it down because it was getting extremely boring. Other than that Ritter does a great job of actually making you feel that you are in a baseball stadium.
Thank you for reading my book report and I hope after reading this you go out and read Fenway Fever by John H. Ritter.
August 29, 2014
"Fenway Fever"
by: John H. Ritter
This book is about a boy named Freddy (stats) that grew up around the boston area and grew up around the game of baseball. His family has been running a hot dog stand outside of the ballpark for forever and his dad runs it but him and his brother mark help out. They are also season ticket holders and have been for generations. Stats has a heart problem which means he can't play baseball so thats why they call him stats because he is always keeping track of the game on a piece of paper. So the boston Red Sox had lost to too many games and stats is getting suspicious about it . So Stats has a friend Billee Orbitt a sophomore star pitcher and they think that the reason why that the Boston Red Sox are having bad luck is because their is a curse on Fenway park.
I would recommend this book to some one who likes mystery or magic or any sort of fancy things. I would also recommend this book to some one who likes baseball and or sports in general. This book would be a really good book to someone who like action, adventure and excitement.
My personal perspective of this book is that I did not love this book but it was fairly nice but not the greatest book. Now there was some realign good parts and some really bad parts but over all it was a good book to have read.
October 30, 2015
Fenway Fever would be an outstanding book for die-hard baseball fans who love action. The book also has a sad twist to it sometimes. It all starts with this kid named Stats Pagano, who was born with a major heart defect. He was a great baseball player and a huge Red Sox fan. His dad owned a hot dog stand outside of Fenway park. Stats' idol was a Red Sox pitcher named Billee Orbitt. Well, during the season Billee started a huge slump that caused the Red-Sox to lose many games in a row. For many it felt like the curse of the great bambino had returned. The curse of the bambino is a curse that was put on the Red Sox when Babe Ruth left the team for the rival Yankees, this was believed by many to be the reason why the Red Sox didn't win a world series in 86 years. Stats was one of the main believers and witnesses of the curse coming back(he had season tickets). After almost 2 weeks of the slump Stats knew something had to be done. Due to Stats' heart condition he could only help out so much. With his superb knowledge of Baseball he comes up with a plan that may save the Red Sox season. To avoid any spoilers i have to stop here. So, if you are a Baseball lover or player and you love books with action and adventure check out this awesome novel.
May 2, 2013
This book is about a 12 year old hot dog vender named Stats Pagano and a pitcher named Billie Orbit. Stat Pagano knows all the stats and thats why they call him "Stats." The Red Sox were on a curse that lasted 86 years until they won in 2004 and 2007. Stats and Billie are trying to figure out why they can't win and why Billie always gets unlucky when he pitches. This the Fenway Parks 100'th year since the opening day of the ball park. Fenway park is the Red Sox stadium which they play in. Stats and Billie figure out that it is the park why they are losing and there fans. Read this book to figure out everything that happens.
I would give this book a 5 out of 5. My favorite baseball team is the Boston Red Sox so I already knew about the Red Sox and there curse. It is true that the Red Sox traded there famous player to there rival The New York Yankee's. Babe Ruth really was the best player that they have ever had. I also liked this book because it was very interesting to learn more about The Red Sox and there career as a team. I would recommend this book to people who know baseball. If you don't know baseball you would get confused with this book. I think this was a very good book.
I would give this book a 5 out of 5. My favorite baseball team is the Boston Red Sox so I already knew about the Red Sox and there curse. It is true that the Red Sox traded there famous player to there rival The New York Yankee's. Babe Ruth really was the best player that they have ever had. I also liked this book because it was very interesting to learn more about The Red Sox and there career as a team. I would recommend this book to people who know baseball. If you don't know baseball you would get confused with this book. I think this was a very good book.
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October 10, 2016 Freddy Pagano (Stats) was born with a heart defect that kept him from playing any sports. Even though he cannot play any sports Stats is a die hard Boston Red Sox fan. His family has owned a hot dog stand that is renown across Boston that is right outside Fenway. On the Red Sox historic ballpark's (Fenway Park) 100th year in existence Stats world gets turned upside down. Stats and his friend Billee Orbit, the Sox star pitcher, figure out that there is a curse on the Red Sox and Fenway. Together they need to find a way to get Fenway Park off the curse, or as Billee says back to its natural balance. To add onto that Stats family which includes him, his brother and father go into deep debt. Stats and Billee need to get Fenway back to normal, and get the family out of debt.
This book was amazing. It kept me wanting to just keep on reading. John H. Ritter did a great job of making it seem like Stats world would be back to normal another thing went wrong for him. I also love how much detail the author put into the story, including the background of the charterers.
This book was amazing. It kept me wanting to just keep on reading. John H. Ritter did a great job of making it seem like Stats world would be back to normal another thing went wrong for him. I also love how much detail the author put into the story, including the background of the charterers.
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August 29, 2014
The book, Fenway Fever, is about a 12 year old boy who has the nickname Stats, everyone calls him that. Stats loves the game of baseball and LOVES the Red Sox. Throughout the book he meets the players on the Red Sox because of his dad, who he calls Papa. Papa owns a hotdog stand right outside of Fenway Park named Papa Pangino's Red Sox Red Hots. Stats also has a brother named Mark who is 16 and loves the game too.
When the book was written in 2012, the Red Sox were in a slump and Stats and his new Red Sox friends try to figure out how to end the slump. For fun Stats brings his score book to every game and keeps score during each game, which is how he got his nickname.
I loved this book. It was one of the best books about baseball that I have ever read. The book was interesting and had a great ending. I did not want the book to end. I would recommend this book to all baseball lovers and fans of mystery books.
When the book was written in 2012, the Red Sox were in a slump and Stats and his new Red Sox friends try to figure out how to end the slump. For fun Stats brings his score book to every game and keeps score during each game, which is how he got his nickname.
I loved this book. It was one of the best books about baseball that I have ever read. The book was interesting and had a great ending. I did not want the book to end. I would recommend this book to all baseball lovers and fans of mystery books.
March 14, 2016
"Stats" Pagano has a passion for the Boston Red Sox, which grows stronger everyday at his family's legendary hot dog stand right outside the gates of Fenway Park. But, this season, the Red Sox go on a losing streak and the Stats's family can no longer pay for their property and belongings, both the hot dog stand and the season are at great risk. You can find out what happens next by reading "Fenway Fever" by John H. Ritter
"Fenway Fever" by John H. Ritter, was an amazing book! "Fenway Fever" was very thrilling, because of all the events that Stats and his friends and family encountered. I like how the author goes into detail and shares a background of Stats's life. This book kept me on my toes as I read through it and waited to see what happened next. My only recommendation would be to have a part two to this book.
I recommend this book for anyone who loves baseball and wants to learn more about the game.
"Fenway Fever" by John H. Ritter, was an amazing book! "Fenway Fever" was very thrilling, because of all the events that Stats and his friends and family encountered. I like how the author goes into detail and shares a background of Stats's life. This book kept me on my toes as I read through it and waited to see what happened next. My only recommendation would be to have a part two to this book.
I recommend this book for anyone who loves baseball and wants to learn more about the game.
October 13, 2012
We really need to talk about the tragedy that is this book.
First and foremost, I get that authors cannot, either for legal or moral reasons, use the real names of current baseball players. I'm fine with that. But to just start trying to ape past players (Billee Orbit for Bill "Spaceman" Lee, a player nicknamed "Beer Can" instead of "Oil Can") is a whole other area for me.
Plus, major, major editorial problems. Runs the gamut from baseball rules gone awry to calling someone the "Worcester Rooster" as he's from Worcester, Massachusetts - a city pronounced "Whiss-ter" and not rhyming at all. It's sloppy.
I was fairly disappointed in this, truth be told. I had low expectations to start and it didn't even meet those. So many good sports books, I'd hate for this to be the one to be picked up with how many flaws there were.
First and foremost, I get that authors cannot, either for legal or moral reasons, use the real names of current baseball players. I'm fine with that. But to just start trying to ape past players (Billee Orbit for Bill "Spaceman" Lee, a player nicknamed "Beer Can" instead of "Oil Can") is a whole other area for me.
Plus, major, major editorial problems. Runs the gamut from baseball rules gone awry to calling someone the "Worcester Rooster" as he's from Worcester, Massachusetts - a city pronounced "Whiss-ter" and not rhyming at all. It's sloppy.
I was fairly disappointed in this, truth be told. I had low expectations to start and it didn't even meet those. So many good sports books, I'd hate for this to be the one to be picked up with how many flaws there were.
October 3, 2015
Fenway Fever by John H. Ritter was a amazing book. Stats is a kid who lives in a apartment with his brother and dad who have a hotdog stand outside of Fenway Park, and are season ticket holders. The Boston Red Sox faced with a bad curse, that has caused the Red Sox lots of losses. Stats has to figure out why and how the curse is happening.
I liked Fenway Fever because it reminded me of the book, The Babe and I, which was also about The Boston Red Sox and it's curse. I am a huge Red Sox fan and enjoy reading anything I can about the team. Playing baseball, I can relate when things are not going my way.
I recommend this book to those who like The Babe and I. I also think that people who love the Boston Red Sox or just baseball, would enjoy this book. I really enjoyed this book and hope that there is next one.
I liked Fenway Fever because it reminded me of the book, The Babe and I, which was also about The Boston Red Sox and it's curse. I am a huge Red Sox fan and enjoy reading anything I can about the team. Playing baseball, I can relate when things are not going my way.
I recommend this book to those who like The Babe and I. I also think that people who love the Boston Red Sox or just baseball, would enjoy this book. I really enjoyed this book and hope that there is next one.
August 1, 2012
This is the first book I have written a review for. I won't retell what it on the cover.
I am an adult who loves Fenway Park and the Red Sox. I read this book knowing it was for Elementary aged kids.
The story is well written and definitely shows the author's knowledge of baseball and Fenway lore. Kids should enjoy every bit of this curse breaking story. I can't wait to give this to my son to read it next.
I am an adult who loves Fenway Park and the Red Sox. I read this book knowing it was for Elementary aged kids.
The story is well written and definitely shows the author's knowledge of baseball and Fenway lore. Kids should enjoy every bit of this curse breaking story. I can't wait to give this to my son to read it next.
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March 10, 2014I thought this book was very good. I would recommend it if you like sports books. This book is about a boy named Alfredo "stats" Pagano. He has a bad heart but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a big one. His love is for baseball and he wants to help the Red Sox get back in their groove. He teams up with Red Sox pitcher, Billee Orbit to figure it out. Stats mom passed away when he was 8 and his dad has not been the same. Stats family is having money issues. Would you help them?
August 28, 2013
I think one needs to have an understanding of baseball in order to enjoy this book. While the underlying story of the Pegano family is at its core, it would be deadly to someone who didn't understand the game. Quite a lot of play by play. Also, part of the charm is being part of "Red Sox Nation!"I can't imagine getting too far into this book if you were a Yankee fan!
January 22, 2014
This book has been added to one of my favorites. I really enjoyed the reference to the real Red Sox and how it had events that happened in real life in the book. I like it because the character is my age and so I feel like I climb into the book every time I pick it up. Definitely recommend checking this one out.
February 20, 2014
I have to admit this book has some pretty wild ideas, like Fenway Park needs balance, but I love how it all comes together in the end. I also appreciated the close bond Stats had with his brother and the values his dad is trying to teach them. We listened to it on a trip and the Boston accent was fun to listen too.
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