Wind Up

The Contract #8

by Derek Jeter

In the eighth book in the New York Times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter, young Derek and his friends learn how to balance competitive spirits with their love of the game.As Derek and his team tackle playoffs, everyone deals with the pressure in different ways. And practice gets intense! One of Derek’s teammates, Avery, starts being especially hard on herself. She isn’t even enjoying the game anymore. Can Derek and the rest of the team pull her out of her funk? Inspired by Derek Jeter’s childhood, this is the eighth book in Jeter Publishing’s New York Times bestselling middle grade baseball series that focuses on key life lessons from Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation.

189 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 13, 2021

Reviews

[Eileen Winfrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, I’ve been a Yankee fan since the 80s when I lived in NY. My mom took my sister and I to our first game in Old Yankee Stadium and parked on THE STREET in 1987 🤣 and then worried that the squeegee guy she turned down would slice the tires. Anyway all of that to set up the fact that yes, I am a fan. Yes I like to read baseball stories with details of game play.

Even so, this was about the most Derek Jeter-y book that could be Derek Jetered. The main character (12 year old Derek Jeter):
-is always respectful to his very wonderful family
-is always respectful to adults
-always studies hard
-always practices hard
-always says the right things to his friends
-supports his teammates even when they aren’t playing well
- always makes the clutch play 🤣

I was just giggling at how that is exactly how Derek Jeter probably was and is now. He’s just that over achieving guy.

I will say though, that my baseball maniacs in 4th and 5th grade will read the heck out of this. So: demographic met.

[Emily Masters · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mediocre writing, even for a kids book. If you took out every play-by-play of the games, this book would have been 100 pages shorter.

[Michael Travis · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are such good books based on Derek's childhood memories, the family contract, values and baseball! Each of the books in his series has had a lesson for his readers.