T.J.'s Secret Pitch Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bowen, Fred (Author) |
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ISBN: 1561455040 ISBN-13: 9781561455041 Publisher: Peachtree Publishers OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: T.J. is smaller than his teammates and his pitches just dont have the power to get the batters out. When he learns about 1940s player Rip Sewell, he may have found a solution. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2009017031 |
Lexile Measure: 670 |
Series: All-Star Sports Stories: Baseball |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.2" W x 7.3" (0.20 lbs) 96 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 17597 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Calling all baseball fans Check out this action-packed Sports Story Series book from Washington Post KidsPost columnist and author Fred Bowen - perfect for fans of Mike Lupica and Tim Green. More than anything, T. J. wants to be a pitcher. But he's smaller than his teammates, and his pitches just don't pack the power they need to strike out the batters. So when T. J. learns about one of baseball's early heroes, Pittsburgh Pirate Rip Sewell, he decides to try Sewell's secret weapon. Will his teammates give T. J. the chance to prove that he can be a pitcher? And will T. J.'s secret pitch help lead his team to victory? Author Fred Bowen offers another exciting story filled with on-the-field action and important themes of confidence and problem solving. An afterword provides the real story of Rip Sewell and his baseball career. Discussion Guide available. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bowen, Fred: - Fred Bowen is the author of Peachtree's popular Fred Bowen Sports Story series. 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. Bowen lives in Maryland. |