The Ghost, The Eggheads and Babe Ruth’s Piano Virtual Book Tour December ‘09

Join Larry Sweitzer, author of the young adult fiction novel, The Ghost, The Eggheads, and Babe Ruth’s Piano (iUniverse), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in December on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion!

Larry Sweitzer

About Larry Sweitzer

Larry Sweitzer was born in western Maryland and grew up in a small town where baseball was a way of life. He moved to southern Virginia as a teenager and has lived there ever since. The Ghost, the Eggheads, and Babe Ruth’s Piano is his first novel. You can visit him at www.larrysweitzer.com.

The Ghost, The Eggheads, and Babe Ruth's Piano

About The Ghost, The Eggheads, and Babe Ruth’s Piano

It’s the summer of 2004 and Freddie Holtzman can’t wait to get to Camp Mason, a summer camp for eggheads or rather, gifted teens. He hopes to reconnect with Ginny Haig, a girl he met at camp last year. Freddie’s old friends, Logan and Monty, are there along with some new faces. He tries to win Ginny’s affection, but every time he tries to talk to her, he says—and does—nerdy things.

At Camp Mason, a science fair pits the eggheads against one another for the top prize of a five thousand dollar scholarship. But, when the projects go missing, friendships are put to the test, relationships get put on hold, and everyone’s a suspect. To make matters worse, the camp is haunted by young Billy Mason who died there decades ago. The boys are determined to solve the mystery of the ghost and the missing science projects.

Freddie’s quest to win the scholarship—and the girl of his dreams—are constantly in jeopardy. There are complications at every turn: the ghost, a creepy caretaker, Freddie’s high school nemesis, a cantankerous camp manager, and a saboteur all threaten his chance to win the prize and Ginny’s heart.

Read the Excerpt:

Freddie Holtzman was a rarity at Southside High School. He was smart and he was a jock. Not that there weren’t a lot of student athletes who were smart. Freddie was very smart—an egghead. He had managed to bridge the gap between Geekdom and the sports field. As flimsy and narrow as that bridge was, he had somehow pulled it off. By his junior year, he was the starting second baseman for the varsity baseball team and the president of the Physics Club. As long as he treaded lightly between the two cliques, everything was okay. Trying to mix the two always ended badly.

The Ghost, the Eggheads, and Babe Ruth’s Piano Tour Schedule

Tuesday, Dec. 1
Guest Blogging at Beth’s Book Review Blog

Wednesday, Dec. 2
Interviewed at Examiner

Thursday, Dec. 3
Book Reviewed at My Overstuffed Bookshelf
Guest Blogging at Write for a Reader

Friday, Dec. 4
Interviewed at Beyond the Books

Monday, Dec. 7
Interview l Chat l Book Giveaway at Pump Up Your Book

Tuesday, Dec. 8
Book Reviewed at Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My!
Guest Blogging at Carol’s Notebook

Wednesday, Dec. 9
Book Reviewed at Must Read Faster

Thursday, Dec. 10
Guest Blogging at A Book Blogger’s Diary
Book Reviewed at Cafe of Dreams

Friday, Dec. 11
Guest Blogging at The Book Faery Reviews

Monday, Dec. 14
Book Reviewed at Book Bound

Tuesday, Dec. 15
Book Reviewed at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books

Wednesday, Dec. 16
Book Reviewed at Libby’s Libarary News
Book Reviewed at The Life of an Inanimate Flying Object

Larry Sweitzer’s THE GHOST, THE EGGHEADS, AND BABE RUTH’S PIANO VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR ‘09 will officially begin on Dec. 1 and end on Dec. 16. You can visit Larry’s blog stops at www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com during the month of December to find out more about this great book and its talented author. If you would like to host Larry, contact Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife@yahoo.com before Nov. 30. Thank you!