Comeback of the home run kid
After badly spraining his ankle just before the summer baseball season begins, Sylvester Coddmyer III meets a mysterious ex-ballplayer named Charlie Comet who helps him compensate for the injury by learning to switch-hit.
Main Author: | Christopher, Matt. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Little, Brown,
2006.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Subjects: |
Summary: |
After badly spraining his ankle just before the summer baseball season begins, Sylvester Coddmyer III meets a mysterious ex-ballplayer named Charlie Comet who helps him compensate for the injury by learning to switch-hit. |
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Item Description: |
At head of title: The #1 Sports Series for Kids. |
Physical Description: |
119 p. ; 19 cm. |
ISBN: |
0316059870 (pbk) |
Author Notes: |
His first children's book was The Lucky Baseball Bat, published in 1954, which was in print for 25 years. Christopher was the best-selling author of more than fifty sports books for young readers. He is best known for his sports novels for children as well as his many short stories and articles in numerous children's and adults' magazines. His later works include Dirt Bike Racer, The Spy on Third Base, and Skateboard Tough. Christopher wrote 78 books in all and over 250 magazine articles and short stories. Matt Christopher dies in 1997. (Bowker Author Biography) |