King of the Bench: No Fear!

Name: King of the Bench: No Fear!
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Steve Moore
ISBN: 9780062661692

Author: Steve Moore

Narrator: Maxwell Glick

Unabridged: 2 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/28/2017

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor, Children's Graphic Novels, Children's Social Themes, Bullying

Synopsis

From the nationally syndicated cartoonist of “In the Bleachers” comes a new, highly illustrated middle grade series about Steve, who plays the same position in every sport: bench-warmer. Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Timmy Failure, King of the Bench is an ode to teammates, underdogs, and bench-warmers everywhere.Steve is King of the Bench. No brag. It’s just a fact. But this year, Steve and his friends are excited to try out for the Spiro T. Agnew Middle School baseball team. The only problem is, after watching another player get beaned by a fastball, Steve has developed a serious case of bean-o-phobia—the fear of getting hit by a pitch. If Steve ever wants to get off the bench and get in the game, he’s going to have to muster up some courage, and fast.Oh, and if you’re wondering why Steve would write a book and tell total strangers all about the humiliating phobia that almost ruined his first year on the baseball team? Duh. It’s pretty much a rule that you spill your guts when you write a book about yourself.

About Steve Moore

Steve Moore is the creator of the syndicated comic In the Bleachers and a producer of animated feature films, including Open Season. He lives in Idaho with his three children, a dog, a parrot, and a snake named Tina Fey.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on May 24, 2019

Little League days are over and Steve now has to try out for the team if he wants to keep playing baseball. Trouble is that Steve spent most of his Little League days sitting the bench which is not ideal when trying to make a team. Then there is an incident that leads to Steve's Bean-o-phobia (feare......more

Goodreads review by Margaret Boling on May 22, 2018

5/15/2018 ~~ I'm always on the look out for read-alikes for the Wimpy Kid books, so when I saw this on a shelf, I picked it up. I liked that Steve was an underdog, going through the motions of middle school sports, but not quit fitting in. The illustrations and page layout were appealing. I'll read a......more

Goodreads review by Pop on October 18, 2016

Funny, Sly, Wise, and Big-Hearted Not to get too gushy or to exaggerate but, "no brag. Just a fact", this is a nearly perfect middle grade book. The set up appears simple enough. Steve and his two pals just barely make the school baseball team. At the beginning of the season one player gets his nose......more

Goodreads review by Cale on November 28, 2019

I got this book when I was on vacation just for some temporary reading material. I opened the book and I loved it. I can also relate to it in some way because I play baseball. The book was so interesting because I can see what life is like through the eyes of someone else my age. He had a problem in......more