Shakespeare Bats Cleanup

The Brimstone Journals

Stoner & Spaz

Strays

Jess's Story (Backyard Witch Book 2)

Deadville

Boy Girl Boy

First & Then

Fielding his social life is a bigger challenge for Kevin than hitting a fastball in Ron Koertge’s funny, insightful sequel to  Shakespeare Bats Cleanup .

Fourteen-year-old Kevin Boland has a passion for playing baseball, a knack for writing poetry — and a cute girlfriend named Mira who’s not much interested in either. But then, Kevin doesn’t exactly share Mira’s newfound fervor for all things green. So when Kevin signs up for open mike night at Bungalow Books and meets Amy, a girl who knows a sonnet from a sestina and can match his emails verse for verse, things start to get sticky. Should he stay with Mira? Or risk spoiling his friendship with Amy by asking her out? Ron Koertge, master of snappy dialogue and a deft poet, offers a fast-paced, sympathetic story that interweaves two narrative voices with humor and warmth.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Shakespeare Bats Cleanup

Ron Koertge, 2003

The Brimstone Journals

Ron Koertge, 2001

Stoner & Spaz

Ron Koertge, Ronald Koertge, Josh Hamilton, 2002

Strays

Ron Koertge, 2007

Jess's Story (Backyard Witch Book 2)

Deborah Marcero, Ron Koertge, Christine Heppermann, 2016

Deadville

Ron Koertge, 2008

Boy Girl Boy

Ron Koertge, Ronald Koertge, 2005

First & Then

Emma Mills, 2015