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Publisher CommentsThe Acerra family had sixteen children, including twelve ball-playing boys. It was the 1930s, and many families had lots of kids. But only one had enough to field a baseball team . . . with three on the bench! The Acerras were the longest-playing all-brother team in baseball history. They loved the game, but more important, they cared for and supported each other and stayed together as a team. Nothing life threw their way could stop them... read more>>>
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Publisher Comments Trevor and Sam look alike. But their lives couldn't be more different. Trevor is a movie star, living the Hollywood life in a huge mansion with his own limo, pool, and bowling alley. There's nothing he doesn't have except the one thing he wants most: to play baseball for real. Sam is a regular kid who seems to have what it takes to make it to baseball's Major Leagues. He's determined to get the scouts at the big USC tournament to recog... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsRICH WALLACE is the author of Sports Camp, Perpetual Check, One Good Punch, Shots on Goal, a Booklist Top Ten Youth Sports Book, and Wrestling Sturbridge, an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults. Visit him on the Web at RichWallaceBooks.com.
From the Hardcover edition.
Filled with on-the-field soccer scenes, black-and-white artwork, and sports statistics throughout, this short novel—i... read more>>>
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Publisher Comments Cody Parker is the new kid in school. He’s overweight, scared and hates his new life in Dullsville, Maryland, aka Baltimore, where he’s a target–okay, a big target–for brutal teasing. But he loves baseball. And despite his size, he plays third base like a dream. Too bad he’s competing for the starting job on the Orioles of the Dulaney Babe Ruth League against budding hoodlum Dante Rizzo, who vows to... read more>>>
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