Books with author Jim Channell

GeorgeAnn Baseball is a recreation of an actual Major League baseball game that occurred on May 26, 1959 between the Milwaukee Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Taylor Jackson is asked to pitch his first varsity game on the same day he learns he is adopted. The baseball game becomes an emotional (sometimes humorous) struggle for Taylor to find out who he is, as well as an epic baseball struggle between two strong high school teams. Taylor pitches 12 perfect innings through a rainy Texas afternoon and with the help of friends and family, comes out on the other end with a renewed faith in himself, his teammates and his family.

The summer of 1969 is a troubling yet exciting time for 14-year-old Kyle Phillips. He is waiting eagerly for the upcoming Apollo 11 moon mission. Soon, a man will finally walk on the surface of the moon. But there is trouble at home. His father is very sick and soon may die. His 18-year-old brother, Kevin, is being drafted into the armed services, and his oldest brother, Eddie, has already run off to Canada to avoid fighting in the Vietnam War. Kyle and his family have not seen or heard from Eddie in three years. Kyle desperately wants to get word to Eddie to let him know what is happening at home. With the help of Melissa (his best friend) and Gordy Milner (a local Vietnam War hero), Kyle tries to get a message to Eddie. Through all the turmoil, Kyle waits anxiously to see the first man to walk on the moon.