Change Up: Mystery At The World Series By John Feinstein

“You ask yourself the question: does the public need to know this? Sometimes the answer is yes. Sometimes the answer is no.” This quote is in the novel Change Up: Mystery at the World Series, written by author John Feinstein. The genre of the novel is realistic fiction, because a reporter could attend a World series featuring the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Nationals. The story is told in third person as a narrator mostly follows around the main character Stevie Thomas, a 14 year old kid reporter who lives in Philadelphia. Change-Up is a wonderful book involving well developed characters, a saddening but interesting plot, and multiple themes that are sure to teach the readers valuable lessons. The setting in a story can affect the

The novel has multiple settings as characters travel from Boston to Washington D.C., because the reporters are covering stories regarding the World Series. The book says that “Only about ten minutes. Nothing in Boston is very far.” and “Stevie noticed they were back near Washington International Airport.” showing that the main characters are in Washington and Boston. The main character Stevie also goes to Lynchburg,Virginia to uncover more info on the death of pitcher Norbert Doyle’s wife, Analise Doyle. A cab driver in Lynchburg says “Son there’s only one courthouse in Lynchburg.”, telling the reader that Stevie is in Lynchburg. The story takes place in modern times, with people having phones and some current day MLB players playing in the World Series. The setting is important to the

There are three major characters, kid reporters Susan Carol Anderson and Stevie Thomas and Washington Nationals pitcher, Norbert Doyle. There are recurring characters that are not as important in the story such as reporters Bobby Kelleher and Tamara Mearns, agent David Felkoff, officers Joe Morra and Jim Hatley, and Norbert Doyle’s kids David and Morra Doyle. Stevie is fourteen years old, a kid reporter for the Washington Herald, and the boyfriend of Susan Carol Anderson. No descriptive physical description is given for Stevie and really anyone in the book. The novel states that Stevie is short and not very attractive. The book does say that Susan Carol Anderson is fit, because she’s a swimmer, 5’8”, very attractive, and has blonde hair. Susan Carol also has a strong southern accent, that she only uses to charm people, due to her being from North Carolina. The only description we get of Norbert Doyle is that he is 38 years old. Stevie is somewhat wise cracking and loves sports. He is not egotistical but he wants all the good stories to be under his name. Susan Carol gets an exclusive interview with former first baseman Bill Buckner, while Stevie gets a half hearted interview with members of the two teams. Stevie is upset, because Susan Carol wrote the big story and got all the media attention, instead of him. Susan Carol is serious,