Aurora County All-Stars Audiobook

" This book did not excite me. The book did not make me want to read more. It'ss just not my style. I never clicked with the book at any time. Maybe it will be more exciting to you than to me, who knows till you read it. The characters were likable but that was about it. "

" Deborah Wiles is so very good at creating characters with "heart." I also love her southern settings and wacky minor characters. "

" This book came highly recommended on several kidlit blogs that I read on a regular basis. I really liked the story and the message, but I wondered if parts of the book would be confusing for my students. "

" Great boook!! "

" I loved the Southern voice of this book. I liked the link between baseball and Whitman. Great way to sneak some classic poetry to children who might otherwise shun it. "

" Outstanding children's book....nice read for adults too! "

" I can't help feeling that once this book ran out of sharks, it started jumping whales. "

" Cute book about a 12 year old boy who learns some great lessons about community, family, forgiveness, friendship, finding his voice. . .and baseball. I am a sucker for a good sports story! This is another one of Maddie's "battle of the books" books and was an easy read. "

" I was surprised by this book, as Deborah is a wonderful writer and I was expecting to give it 5 stars (as I would some of her others). I enjoyed the book, but I thought it lacked the tightness and "belly-laugh" humor of some of her other work. "

" This is a book placed in the South that deals with kids, baseball and racism. Great book, you don't even know the colors of any of the kids throughout most of the book, which of course, we know isn't important anyway, which is one of the reasons this is a book I highly recommend. "

" This book was a little boring at first but then as the book progressed, it got more and more emotional and entertaining! "

" Good humor and good story. Love the southern settings! "

" Yes, only a three. It was good, but third best in the trilogy. For me. "

" The kids LOVED this book. Wonderful "Sandlot" type story. "

" This audio book took some time to get into, but once the plot got rolling, it turned out to be a great story. "

" This book was great. It made me cry! At first, I wasn't sure if this book would be good, since I don't really like baseball, but I was wrong! Deborah Wiles is a great author and all of her books I have read really touched me! "

" A good book that teaches tolerance, life lessons with a lot of baseball thrown in for good measure. "

" one of the nominees for the Beehive book of the year. really like other books by this author "

" I listened to the audio version of this book which was sometimes charming and sometimes annoying. But the story itself was so un-subtle. It was okay but not as good as the two that came before it. "

" This book was a fantastic read! The kids (ages 8 & 11) enjoyed it as much as I did. We couldn't wait to find out what happened next. If you can get the book on CD, it's about 5 hours in length but makes it even more enjoyable with the southern accents thrown in there to make it more home-grown! "

" When my nine year old recommends a book I read it. And this one I really liked! Only beef with it is one that I have with sports culture that encourages kids to play through the pain. It was an important part of the story but it gets me when that gets glorified. Still, I enjoyed the book thoroughly. "

" Very cute! I love this author! "

" Outstanding children's book....nice read for adults too! "

" I love Deborah Wiles! 12 year old boy in Georgia - baseball, friendship, Walt Whitman "

" I loved the Southern voice of this book. I liked the link between baseball and Whitman. Great way to sneak some classic poetry to children who might otherwise shun it. "

" Very cute! I love this author! "

" It really was better than the other books I had read... Well, the part of the dog waering a tutu toomade me laugh so hard! Anyways, it was awsome! "

" Good humor and good story. Love the southern settings! "

" Love this author and I love her characters and setting in her books. All her books connected by certain characters. Lots of baseball history in this one. Small town relationships. "

" I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as Countdown. Oh well. "

" More of a boy book, but definatly good. "

" Philosophical book about life and death cleverly disguised as a baseball adventure. "

" This book was great. It made me cry! At first, I wasn't sure if this book would be good, since I don't really like baseball, but I was wrong! Deborah Wiles is a great author and all of her books I have read really touched me! "

" I recommend reading the Aurora County trilogy in order: Love, Ruby Lavender; Each Little Bird that Sings; and The Aurora County All-Stars. Thank you, Deborah Wiles. You are brillant. "