fred@fredbowen.com
www.fredbowen.com

I write a sports-fiction series for ages 8 and up, and a weekly sports column for kids in The Washington Post. I also speak at conferences around the country about ways to get sports-crazy kids to become lifelong readers.

A lot of the plots in my  Fred Bowen Sports Stories Series come straight out of my own sports-happy childhood in Marblehead, Massachusetts. I also get "material" from watching today's young players-- since 1990, I have been a youth baseball and basketball coach.

My series is basically fiction-- stories about regular kids playing ball-- but I always loop a little sports history into each story and I include a bonus history section at the end.

Kids explore so many sophisticated issues through sports-- fairness, flawed role models, failure and success, and more. Sports also introduce kids to history (the Jackie Robinson story), politics (Olympics boycotts), colorful language, and intriguing math. The breadth and depth of sports is extraordinary. That's why I am so enthusiastic about writing sports books and columns for young readers.

For information on my books, school presentations, columns and more, go to my web site: www.fredbowen.com

New Books 2009-2010
No Easy Way: The Story of Ted Williams and the Last .400 Season
Throwing Heat
Dugout Rivals
Hardcourt Comeback
Soccer Team Upset
Touchdown Trouble

To find out about Fred's visits to schools and conferences, visit our Speakers Bureau.