Soar is a feel good book in all respects. Joan Bauer, author of books told from a middle school girl’s perspective, most recently Almost Home, has switched genders narrating Soar in Jeremiah’s first person voice. It is going to take all of Jeremiah’s coaching skills to resurrect middle school baseball. However, upon arrival Jeremiah finds the high school baseball coach embroiled in a steroid controversy, the program suspended and the middle school program non-existent. Hillcrest is perfect as it is known for its excellent high school baseball program. An avid baseball fan, Jeremiah is unable to play baseball after the transplant because he can’t really exert himself. By age twelve he had lived in four cities and is about to move to Hillcrest, OH. At age ten, after months of illness and waiting, Jeremiah had a heart transplant. Abandoned in a corporate snack room as an infant, he was taken in and ultimately adopted by Walt, one of the workers. Twelve year old Jeremiah has been through a lot.
There are so many middle grade and YA books that deal with issues, serious issues, so when a book comes along that really has no serious issue, a totally feel good book, you sort of feel cheated. But there’s something else at play here and maybe you feel it as well. Joan Bauer is one of my favorite authors.
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