Well, were not 5 dudes in a room talking about our passion for fight club and braveheart. Amanda young joes elderly neighbor, who has a honus wagner t206 in her attic that joe found. Honus was my first kindle ebook from amazon, and it was a great reading experience. Honus and me presented by the aurora fox through july 20, 9900 east colfax avenue, aurora, 3037391970. The baseball card adventures is a novel series written by dan gutman. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety. Reading, vocabulary, other social studies history grade levels. Because it turns out stosh has the incredible ability to travel through time using baseball cardsand now hes headed back to 1909, when honus wagner played for the pittsburgh pirates. This is a case where i find both the book and the movie to be equally but slightly differently appealing. Oct 06, 2009 stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. Ty cobb detroit tigers centerfielder, faced wagner and the pirates in the 1909 world series. Here is a list of the characters in the book honus and me. It was rejected by many publishers before harpercollins finally accepted. As soon as i saw that honus entered the room he said bout time you woke up.
You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the build printable button to create it now. I also liked the surprise he had for joe in the end of the book. But joe picks up the card, and uses his secret power, and brings honus to his bedroom. One day when joe was cleaning up amanda youngs garage, he found a honus wagner baseball card. Sep 01, 2011 a book trailer for the book honus and me written by dan gutman. Since joe stoshack first traveled back in time through a baseball card to meet honus wagner, he knew he had a special gift. Honus and me comprehension questions by angie kennedy tpt. This book has a great ending, by the way, and youll love seeing your students faces light up when they put the pieces together for themselves as you get near. Honus is a famous baseball player that played in 1909.
Satch and me baseball card adventure series by dan. So when he goes back in time he pinch hit for honus who hurt his hand. She comes out with a rifle and tells the man to get away from joe. Dan gutman is a book about a guy named josh stoshack who loves baseball. Critique my critique of this book is that it was a great book.
Honus is a static character because he keeps a positive attitude all threw the book. They were suspended in a deep, seemingly everlasting love even at this young age. A handful of other t206 honus wagner baseball cards have surfaced in recent years, some real and some not. So when sports card shop owner flip tells stosh all about his hero, shoeless joe jackson about the scandal that destroyed the star player. In the end, joe helped honuss team win the world series. Post navigation teachers pay teachers is an online marketplace where teachers buy and sell original educational materials. Honus and me is included in the kids wings collection, tales for two centuries in a spiralbound book.
Think about types of story endings that would suit. I am not a big sports person, but honus and me had me hooked right from the beginning. Rob, the filmschool dropout, has seen an absurd amount of movies, and if were being honest, rounds out our. It is a quick to read book about a baseball player by the name of honus wagner. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. So he pockets it, and goes to show birdie farrell, the owner of the baseball card store. It was written by dan gutman and was published in 2004 in the month of april. Honus wagner played for the pittsburgh pirates and was one of the. This is the twelfth and final book in the series which started in 1997 with honus and me. Joe stoshack may be an awkward kid, but he knows baseballand baseball cards.
Now i am not a big baseball fan, but this book is so much more than a sports book. Sure, leo dicaprio and tom hanks can take major credit for it, as they played their characters brilliantly in the oscarnominated 2002 movie adaptation of this book, which depicted the life of frank william abagnale jr. Several of the authentic cards have fetched hundreds of thousands of dollars in auctions regardless of their condition. A young boy named joey, who loves baseball, finds the rarest baseball card ever in his neighbors attic while he is cleaning it. In the book, honus and me, joe stoshack finds a honus wagner t206 in his neighbors attic. In the next chapter we will learn some irregular verbs.
Miss young takes the card that actually belongs to her and tears it into pieces so that no one would be in danger ever again. A book trailer for the book honus and me written by dan gutman. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan. Honus wagner 1909 t206 t206 tobacco baseball card reprint mint. The card is of honus wagner, who promptly appears and takes him on a journey of selfdiscovery. Apr 25, 2008 joe stoshack may be an awkward kid, but he knows baseball and baseball cards. Eventually, after the bottom of the fifth inning, ty cobb spikes honus hand and honus does the signal. The book is a guide to the principles of creative storytelling. Teachers pay teachers is an online marketplace where teachers buy and sell original educational materials. Catch me if you can of my favorite stories of all time. Look no further than the baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. Joe later sees honus near one of his baseball games, and they.
This novel by nicholas sparks, the best of me is the story of two former high school lovers starting in the year 1984, dawson and collier. Free honus and me worksheets and literature unit for teachers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Fiction since joe stoshack first traveled back in time through a baseball card to meet honus wagner, he knew he had a special gift. His inner child comes out to play the new york times. Honus was my first kindle e book from amazon, and it was a great reading experience. Shes so old she knew honus wagner birdie farrell the owner of a baseball card shop, and a former pro wrestler.
One particular t206 honus wagner of suspect provenance is the example owned by john cobb and ray edwards of cincinnati. Honus twelveyearold joe stoshack is an average kid with two amazing talents. I love how dan gutman really got inside of the readers head in the book so it feels like. The author also adds an interesting epilogue about the real honus wagner and why readers are extremely unlikely to find. Includes questions, vocabulary and activities for each chapter and after reading the book. Joseph stosh stoshack a boy who loves baseball who can travel through time by holding a baseball card amanda young joes elderly neighbor, who has a honus wagner t206 in her attic that joe found. The most exciting part of the book was when joe got a triple.
Joey starts to watch the game, where honus and ty cobb square off. Were two dudes, and a lady, of which our tastes are quite varied. The parts that i liked about this book was how unlike most books it didnt tell you the conflict until the ending of the book. A minimal grammatical sentence requires a subject which can be a pronoun or a noun and a verb. I said if i could go see and he said he got me front row seats for the game and he would let me hit. Honus and me written by dan gutman spaghetti book club. Fiction when young baseball nut joe stoshack finds the most valuable baseball card in the world, a honus wagner t206, in a pile of garbage, he thinks hes struck it rich.
As well as the novel, the book includes a factual epilogue by gutman and vintage photographs of wagner. But hes about to find out that its worth a lot more than money. Free honus and me study unit worksheets for teachers to print. It is also a granter of wishes and a timetravel portal, through which wagner visits him in the present, and joe goes to the 1909 world. So when sports card shop owner flip tells stosh all about his hero, shoeless joe jackson about the scandal that destroyed the star players career stosh gets an idea. They are both universal stories of friendships and the movie does a great job adapting the story to screen, but there are several passages like the one i quoted above that are just so moving that no matter how much i loved the ending scene of stand by me, i cant. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Honus and me, an adventure book by dan gutman is really a great book about the old baseball legend honus wagner. Joe, the underdog main character, thinks he has found the ticket to easy street when he finds the rarest of all baseball cards, a t206 honus wagner. Dan gutman physical description big man not tall, but solid was funny looking.
The book setting is in northern california in a town called oriental. Facts about dan gutman 1many of dan gutmans books revolves around baseball. Adventure, mystery, good guys and bad combine in this actionpacked novel. Only about forty survived, making them one of the most valued collectors items in the world. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. This book was about this boy, joe, who goes back in time and meets honus wagner. The author also adds an interesting epilogue about the real honus wagner and. He collects baseball cards, and thinks that if his family didnt have money problems, maybe his parents would get back together. I said what was happening and in return he said it was the middle of the baseball leagues. One day as he was cleaning his neighbors attic he found a honus wagner baseball card. Joe stoshack stosh lives in louisville, kentucky with his mom, a nurse. Review the best novel endings for insight into how to end a book 5. It covers the essential elements like conflictthat thing that no one likes in real life, but without which no story could ever startcharacters, motivation, dialogue, theme, and, of course, the climax. Free honus and me worksheets and literature unit for.
Nov 26, 2007 honus and me by dan gutman this book was about this boy, joe, who goes back in time and meets honus wagner. We believe local journalism is critical to the life of a city. The madefortelevision movie the winning season, starring matthew modine, was adapted from this bestselling book. When he holds a baseball card, he feels a tingling sensation, and when it gets strong, is transported to the year that card was made and somewhere near the ballplayer on. One day when joe was cleaning up amanda youngs garage, he found a.
What makes alternate ending different from other film sites and podcasts. Not to add they were both from different sides of the tracks, making it. I love how dan gutman really got inside of the readers head in the book so it. The books feature a boy, joe stoshack, who can travel through time when he touches old baseball cards. He played for the pittsburgh pirates and is a tall and muscular person who has brown hair and brown eyes. Pdf the best of me by nicholas sparks book download online. Young joe stoshack is an uninspired baseball player. While he is cleaning it out, he discovers an honus wagner baseball card from 1909. Graney hits one over fence with honus honus knocks it out of the park. Dan gutman is the new york times bestselling author of the genius files series. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Jan 06, 20 honus is a static character because he keeps a positive attitude all threw the book. Conflict resolution miss young finds the card dealer attacking joe.
Oct 11, 2015 look no further than the baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. Jun 26, 2008 honus and me presented by the aurora fox through july 20, 9900 east colfax avenue, aurora, 3037391970. Its long, dusty work, and joe is down to the last boxes when a piece of cardboard falls to the floor. Astonished was i being in the presence of honus and in the baseball leagues too. When young baseball nut joe stoshack finds the most valuable baseball card in the world, a honus wagner t206, in a pile of garbage, he thinks hes struck it rich.