Home Games

Name: Home Games
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Benjamin Markovits
ISBN: 9780062993939

Author: Benjamin Markovits

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/04/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction, Sports Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Award-winning adult author Benjamin Markovits delivers a poignant coming-of-age middle grade story that will give comfort to anyone feeling like a small fish in a Texas-size sea. Perfect for fans of Kevin Henkes, Rebecca Stead, and Kate DiCamillo.Twelve-year-old Ben is a shy, quiet kid. His life isn’t perfect, but he feels at home in his New York City apartment. Then his dad takes a job in London, and everything changes. His parents separate, and Ben’s mom moves them back to her hometown of Austin, Texas. Ben’s simple life is suddenly complicated. He misses his apartment, his best friend, Jake, and his dad. Then he meets Mabley, who becomes a bright spot to Ben’s day. But when his mom starts working at his new school and making friends with his teacher, Ben finds himself at the center of all the problems the adults around him can’t resolve—and even some of his own. That includes joining the school’s basketball team, where Mabley’s best friend is the star player. After being pushed around, looking for his place, Ben will have to learn how to stand his ground.

About Benjamin Markovits

Benjamin Markovits grew up mostly in Texas and London. He has published eight award-winning adult novels. He lives with his family in London, where he teaches creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ThatBookGal

Blog review This was a really sweet, gentle coming of age story. Nothing overly dramatic happens at all, it’s just the story of how Ben comes to live in Texas, and how he slowly adjusts to life there. It felt like a snapshot into a young life, and I could often relate to how Ben was feeling, having h......more

Goodreads review by Haley Renee

[URL not allowed] 3.5/5 Going to reread it with the spawn to see how she likes it, rating may change. I really enjoyed this coming of age story, mostly because it can be so relatable to its target audience. Things can change so rapidly and while we all comment on how resilient c......more

Goodreads review by Joey

Thank you so much to Harper 360 for sending me a physical copy to read and review of this book. This book follows Ben as his life changes completely, he is a very introverted and socially awkward young boy and liked his comfortable life in New York. When his family separates he is uprooted to live in......more

Goodreads review by AvidReader

Book Report Home Game Name of the book: Home Game Author: Benjamin Markovits Date: 5/8/20 Main Characters: Ben MIcheals Characters who I like and reasons: My favorite character in home games is Mabley because even though Ben has a terrible attitude and outlook on his school Mabley is still kind to Ben an......more