Ezra Feldman, almost ten, likes baseball more than anything else in the
world. But his father cannot understand why his son would rather rot his
brains watching men swinging big wooden sticks than read a book or play
chess. Can an unwanted car trip, a grumpy old professor, and a
surprising chess victory help father and son find a little common
ground--and convince Ezra's dad that cheering for the national pastime
isn't completely off base?Ezra Feldman, almost ten, likes baseball more
than anything else in the world. But his father cannot understand why
his son would rather rot his brains watching men swinging big wooden
sticks than read a book or play chess. Can an unwanted car trip, a
grumpy old professor, and a surprising chess victory help father and son
find a little common ground--and convince Ezra's dad that cheering for
the national pastime isn't completely off base?