Ivy Dreams by Jill Eisnaugle    Books by Jill Eisnaugle     View all 5 · Simon the Snowman · Beside Still Waters · Under Amber Skies · Coastal Whispers
Category:	Sports/Recreation	Publisher:	Lulu	ISBN-10:	0578113538	Type:	Fiction
Pages:	186	Copyright:	Feb. 12, 2013	ISBN-13:	9780578113531

Click here to buy this book! Buy your copy! Download to your Nook (eBook) Download from Smashwords (eBook) Amazon Lulu Amazon Barnes & Noble.com Kobo It is the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series at Chicago's Historic Wrigley Field. With two on and two out and the Cubs trailing award-winning veteran pitcher, Leon Chapman and his Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs' and their fans' dreams of ending the ballclub's century-plus old championship drought rests on the shoulders of a GIRL? Will 42-year-old Kim Reedeaux become each Cub fan's shining heroine or sinister villainess? Will her archenemy Leon Chapman take the lightning from the overcast October sky and steal the Cubs' thunder or will he drown in tears of defeat as he watches his former team live their moment? Follow the twists and turns, hardships and triumphs that have led the Cubs' ponytail-wearing shortstop to the opportunity of a lifetime!   Excerpt It was a cold, late October night with a strong north wind from Lake Michigan whistling its way inside the walls of historic Wrigley Field in Chicago. After three hours and twenty-six minutes, several unnerving moments, and a few botched calls, the contest had reached the bottom of the ninth. By that point in the evening, the game had already been a genuine spectacle to span generations.

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A Passion-Filled Baseball Story
Ivy Dreams is a story about passion, determination, relationships, and the love of baseball. Kim Reedeaux is the main character in this story of beating the odds, starting at birth and going all the way to the World Series at the age of 42.

Ivy Dreams tells the story of a woman whose passion for baseball started at an early age. Her father was a radio sportscaster and talked sports with Kim as early in her life as she could remember. Her love of the game and her determination combined with her talents strengthened by her training made her a force that the world of baseball could not ignore. Her journey touched many lives in different ways. She had her supporters, her doubters, a few enemies, and the fans whose hearts she touched.

There is another little girl in this story, no spoilers here, that touched me as a reader. I love how the little girl's and Kim's lives crossed paths and their relationship. I can't say more here, but you'll know when you read the story.

The story is written in such a way that it reminds me of a baseball game, a lot of action, emotions, and history. The history of baseball is highlighted in the book interwoven throughout the story. Some stats, some history, and a lot of story!

The deepest emotion that I took away after reading Ivy Dreams is passion. Kim's love of the game and life itself is driven by her passion that she developed from her father as a child. It's a story about family, love, and life's lessons, and of course, baseball!

-- Mike Bryant

Reader Reviews for "Ivy Dreams"

Reviewed by Stephen Pollard	12/29/2012
Thank you Jill for "Ivy Dreams". I hope one day that it becomes a realility. Yes, it's about time that in the "Battle Of The Sex's" that women should be playing professional baseball. I thought back in 1990 that by now that a woman would be playing in the majors.

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