Keeping Score

A historical novel from Newbery medalist Linda Sue Parks about life, faith, and America's favorite pastime: baseball.

Both Maggie Fortini and her brother, Joey-Mick, were named for baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Unlike Joey-Mick, Maggie doesn’t play baseball—but at almost ten years old, she is a dyed-in-the-wool fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Maggie can recite all the players’ statistics and understands the subtleties of the game.

Unfortunately, Jim Maine is a Giants fan, but it’s Jim who teaches...