3 hrs 43 mins | JUVENILE FICTION | Social Themes | Peer PressureThirteen-year-old Satoshi Matsumoto spent the last three years living in Atlanta where he was the star of his middle-school baseball team – a slugger with pro potential, according to his coach. Now that his father’s work in the U.S. has come to an end, he’s moved back to his hometown in rural Japan. Living abroad has changed him, and now his old friends are suspicious of his new foreign ways. Even worse, his childhood foe Shintaro, whose dad has ties to gangsters, is in his homeroom. After he joins his new school’s baseball team, Satoshi has a chance to be a hero until he makes a major-league ...
Thirteen-year-old Satoshi Matsumoto spent the last three years living in Atlanta where he was the star of his middle-school baseball team – a slugger with pro potential, according to his coach. Now that his father’s work in the U.S. has come to an end, he’s moved back to his hometown in rural Japan. Living abroad has changed him, and now his old friends are suspicious of his new foreign ways. Even worse, his childhood foe Shintaro, whose dad has ties to gangsters, is in his homeroom. After he joins his new school’s baseball team, Satoshi has a chance to be a hero until he makes a major-league error.
“A heart-warming story about a baseball player who learns that teamwork is much more important than being the star of the team. I loved the family dynamics and depiction of life, and especially baseball, in Japan.”—Shauna Holyoak, author of Kazu Jones and the Denver Dognappers (Hyperion, 2019)
“Pop Flies really pops! A lively, fun, easy read that draws you in and keeps you guessing.”—Dori Jones Yang, award-winning author of The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball (SparkPress, 2017)
“An engaging, sports-focused, family-driven Japanese spin on the new-kid-in-school narrative.”—Kirkus Reviews
Sakura Medal longlist 2021
Parents Choice: Recommended 2020
American Book Fest Best Fiction award winner 2020
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 001 PopFlies Intro |
0 mins 12 secs |
| 2. | PopFlies Ch 01 |
7 mins 54 secs |
| 3. | PopFlies Ch 02 |
10 mins 33 secs |
| 4. | PopFlies Ch 03 |
9 mins 13 secs |
| 5. | PopFlies Ch 04 |
8 mins 42 secs |
| 6. | PopFlies Ch 05 |
4 mins 01 secs |
| 7. | PopFlies Ch 06 |
9 mins 52 secs |
| 8. | PopFlies Ch 07 |
4 mins 29 secs |
| 9. | PopFlies Ch 08 |
1 mins 51 secs |
| 10. | PopFlies Ch 09 |
5 mins 18 secs |
| 11. | PopFlies Ch 10 |
3 mins 59 secs |
| 12. | Popflies Ch 11 |
8 mins 08 secs |
| 13. | Popflies Ch 12 |
3 mins 57 secs |
| 14. | Popflies Ch 13 |
6 mins 10 secs |
| 15. | PopFlies Ch 14 |
4 mins 10 secs |
| 16. | Popflies Ch 15 |
2 mins 56 secs |
| 17. | PopFlies Ch 16 |
8 mins 24 secs |
| 18. | PopFlies Ch 17 |
8 mins 15 secs |
| 19. | PopFlies Ch 18 |
4 mins 01 secs |
| 20. | PopFlies Ch 19 |
8 mins 15 secs |
| 21. | PopFlies Ch 20 |
3 mins 19 secs |
| 22. | Popflies Ch 21 |
8 mins 53 secs |
| 23. | Popflies Ch 22 |
10 mins 51 secs |
| 24. | Popflies Ch 23 |
7 mins 37 secs |
| 25. | PopFlies Ch 24 |
5 mins 38 secs |
| 26. | PopFlies Ch 25 |
3 mins 31 secs |
| 27. | Popflies Ch 26 |
8 mins 49 secs |
| 28. | PopFlies Ch 27 |
4 mins 18 secs |
| 29. | Popflies Ch 28 |
6 mins 45 secs |
| 30. | Popflies Ch 29 |
3 mins 39 secs |
| 31. | PopFlies Ch 30 |
5 mins 09 secs |
| 32. | PopFlies Ch 31 |
6 mins 47 secs |
| 33. | PopFlies Ch 32 |
3 mins 47 secs |
| 34. | Popflies Ch 33 |
5 mins 38 secs |
| 35. | PopFlies Ch 34 |
4 mins 07 secs |
| 36. | PopFlies Ch 35 |
5 mins 40 secs |
| 37. | PopFlies Ch 36 |
2 mins 58 secs |
| 38. | PopFlies about the author |
1 mins 13 secs |
| 39. | 039 PopFlies Outro |
0 mins 19 secs |
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