Fiddlesticks (Cul-de-Sac Kids Book #11)

By Beverly Lewis and Janet Huntington

It's soccer season for the Blossom Hill Blitzers. Shawn Hunter is dying to make the team. But some of the kids call him "Fiddlesticks" because he brings his violin to after-school practice. And because his legs are skinny as sticks.Secretly, Shawn works out at home--but time is running out. Can his cul-de-sac friends help him make the team? Or will the teasing at school mess Shawn up during tryouts?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
• Release date: Mar 1, 1997
• ISBN: 9781441260796

Beverly Lewis

Beverly Lewis (beverlylewis.com), born in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, has more than 19 million books in print. Her stories have been published in 12 languages and have regularly appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including the New York Times and USA Today. Beverly and her husband, David, live in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, making music, and spending time with their family.

Book preview

© 1997 by Beverly Lewis

Published by Bethany House Publishers

11400 Hampshire Avenue South

Bloomington, Minnesota 55438

www.bethanyhouse.com

Bethany House Publishers is a division of

Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

www.bakerpublishinggroup.com

Ebook edition created 2012

Ebook corrections 5.18.2012

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.

ISBN 978-1-4412-6079-6

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Cover illustration by Paul Turnbaugh

Story illustrations by Janet Huntington

For Michael,

a soccer-lovin’

fan,

who eagerly awaits

the new books

in this series.

CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Ten

Eleven

Twelve

About the Author

Other Books by Author

Back Cover

ONE

Shawn Hunter tuned his violin.

Ready to practice? his American sister asked.

Almost. Shawn tucked the violin under his chin. He smiled at Abby. Now ready.

Abby held the music. High enough?

Very good, Shawn said. It came out like velly good.

Shawn was still learning to speak English. His first language was Korean. Abby’s parents had adopted him.

It was hard getting used to a new country. And a new school. But music lessons weren’t new. Shawn, whose Korean name was Li Sung Jin, loved music. Mostly violin music.

I start now, Shawn said.

He drew the bow across the strings. A soaring melody filled the living room.

Abby tapped her toe to the music.

Suddenly, Shawn stopped playing.

"What’s