The Rookie. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 2001 book, The Oldest Rookie
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The Oldest Rookie
Jim Morris, Joel Engel, 2001
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John Lee Hancock, 2002

Jim Morris is the son of a career Navy man, who moves the family from Hollywood, Florida to Big Lake, Texas, in order to maintain job security. Jim is shown to be a very skilled pitcher, though his father disapproves of Jim’s dream of making it to Major League Baseball. It is later mentioned that the town to which Jim’s family moved, Big Lake, has lost its love for baseball, preferring football instead.


The Christmas Blessing. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Christmas Blessing
Donna VanLiere, 2003
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Karen Arthur, 2005

Nathan Andrews has grown up and is now a medical resident. When the young doctor loses a patient, he begins to rethink his career and moves back home with his father. Just as Nathan is settling in his world begins to crumble when the lives of the woman he loves and an innocent young boy are in crisis. Nathan finds himself questioning God, fate and the fragility of life, all the while hoping for a Christmas Miracle.