Francis and Eddie: The True Story of America's Underdogs

by Brad Herzog (Author) Zachary Pullen (Illustrator)

Francis and Eddie: The True Story of America's Underdogs
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

A century ago, in 1913, the world's finest golfers gathered at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, to compete in golf's national championship, the U.S. Open. Joining them was a little-known amateur, 20-year-old Francis Ouimet, who lived across the street from the course and taught himself to play by sneaking onto the fairways with the only golf club he owned. His caddie? Ten-year-old Eddie Lowery, who stood only four feet tall. Together, against their idols and in front of a crowd that grew from a handful of spectators to a horde of thousands, they attempted to pull off the impossible. Along the way, they forged a lifelong friendship.

In FRANCIS AND EDDIE award-winning author Brad Herzog and award-winning illustrator Zachary Pullen celebrate golf's most inspiring underdog story. What Seabiscuit is to the "sport of kings" Francis and Eddie are to the "gentleman's game."

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$17.95

Review quotes

"There are not too many golf books oriented toward children let alone excellent ones, but I have found one... a keepsake book that can be passed on from generation to generation." — Golf News Magazine
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780984991921
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Why Not Books
Publication date
June 20, 2013
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF025180 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/State & Local
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF054230 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Golf
Library of Congress categories
History
United States
Golf
Golfers
Ouimet, Francis
Lowery, Eddie

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