Today at MUF we’re so excited to welcome Fred Bowen, author of Peachtree’s popular Fred Bowen Sports Story Series for middle grade readers. A lifelong sports fanatic, he has coached youth league baseball, basketball, and soccer. His kids’ sports column “The Score” appears each week in the KidsPost section of the Washington Post.  His latest book in the Fred Bowen Sports Story Series is Soccer Trophy Mystery.  Here Fred shares his rules for writing for middle graders, his favorite teams, and the most important thing we can learn from sports. MUF: Thank you so much for answering a few questions for us. Starting with the hardest question first: What’s your favorite sport?  Fred: I enjoy most sports if they are well played and the teams or players are well matched.  But my favorite sport to watch is baseball.  My son, Liam, is the head baseball coach at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and so my favorite team to watch is … Continue reading Meet Fred Bowen, author of the FRED BOWEN SPORTS STORY SERIES