Ballard, Chris. One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season. 2012. 272p. ISBN 140132438X. Available as an eBook on Overdrive.
In 1971, Macon, Illinois was a small town with a population of about 1,200. Its small high school was unremarkable in every way, except one. Its baseball team, made up of local athletes, packed enough talent and worked hard enough to turn that spring season into an unlikely run to the State Championship.
Written by an expert sports writer for Sports Illustrated, this book tells the story not only of the players on the team, but also of their coach, and, more importantly, of life in their little town in 1971. The author also visits with the surviving protagonists and describes how, forty years later, the road to the Championship changed their lives.
This action-packed nonfiction book really brings home what the concept of team and hard work are, and will be appreciated by sports fans!
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