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    Waiting for Augusta

    Written by Jessica Lawson

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

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    Eleven-year-old Benjamin Putter has a lump in his throat, and he's certain it's a golf ball. He knows it sounds crazy, but everything's been topsy-turvy since his father died last month. And he doesn't know how to fix it.

    Then, one day, something starts tugging at Ben, telling him to hurry to Augusta, Georgia-home of the most famous golf course in the world. Ben might be going a little crazy, but escaping Hilltop, Alabama, sounds like a darn good idea. (And just maybe it will make that lump go away.)

    As he makes his way to Augusta, Ben partners up with a mysterious runaway named Noni, and they embark on a journey full of strange and wonderful surprises-and possibly magic - at every turn.

    ©2016 Jessica Lawson (P)2016 Dreamscape Media, LLC

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateMay 10, 2016
    ISBN9781520005812
    Author

    Jessica Lawson

    Jessica Lawson is the author of The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher, a book that Publishers Weekly called “a delightfully clever debut” in a starred review, and Nooks & Crannies, a Junior Library Guild Selection and recipient of three starred reviews. She is also the author of Waiting for Augusta, Under the Bottle Bridge, and How to Save a Queendom. You can visit her at JessicaLawsonBooks.com.

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    • 4/5
      I know nothing about golf. Who would have guessed that I would read a book about golf? And...believe it or not...love it.There is just something about an author who writes about her passion that appeals to us readers. And that is true whether or not we have the same passions. Jessica Lawson (quite obviously) loves golf. She shares so much she loves in this book. And she is spot on in depicting a sadly-gone-wrong dad-son relationship. There's so much more. It sounds fantastic, but there's an urn of ashes that guides our main character and a mysterious girl who tags along and a chorus of other non-human commentators...oh, for goodness sakes, just go read this book. It's very, very good.
    • 5/5
      Middle grade novel based in Alabama 1972. The book opens with 11 year old Benjamin Putter worried about a golf ball stuck in his throat. The story is about grief, friendship, second chances, facing your fears, understanding, forgiveness, as well as golf, BBQ, pigs, chickens, and trains. Lots of adventure, a little bit of mystery, and a few tears. Ben seeks the approval of his father and I liked the quote, "I wondered if Daddy knew how much power was in his sighs, even his dead ones." Lightly touches on 1972 desegregation with lingering tensions throughout the story. The ending is great and I can imagine this being a movie on the big screen someday. "Some things are true whether other people believe you or not."