Fred Bowen
Fred Bowen was interviewed
for BookCast by Fairfax County Public Library Director Sam
Clay.
Fred Bowen writes sports fiction for kids age 8 and up. He has written five books on baseball and four on basketball. His most recent book is Winners Take All. The book was a finalist for six state awards including Virginia Young Readers.
He has written a weekly sports column for the “KidsPost” page of The Washington Post for the past eight years.
Born in Marblehead, Mass., Bowen grew up playing sports and coached both his son and daughter. His son is a pitcher on his college team. He majored in history as an undergraduate and includes sports history in his books.