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Out in left field

Eleven-year-old Donald thinks nothing could be worse than missing a pop fly in a baseball game that most of his Montana town was watching, but through the end of 1947 and beginning of 1948, he suffers one humiliation after another.

Main Author: Lemna, Don, 1936-
Other Authors: Collins, Matt (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Holiday House, 2012.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Farm life > Montana > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Montana > Juvenile fiction.
Montana > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Eleven-year-old Donald thinks nothing could be worse than missing a pop fly in a baseball game that most of his Montana town was watching, but through the end of 1947 and beginning of 1948, he suffers one humiliation after another.
Item Description: Sequel to: When the sergeant came marching home.
Physical Description: 217 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780823423132 (hardcover)
0823423131 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Don Lemna, raised on the American prairies, lives in Medicine Hat, Canada. When the Sergeant Came Marching Home was named a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers title. In a starred review, Booklist called it "timeless," and Kirkus Reviews said it was "full of heart and more than a few laugh-aloud moments."

Matt Collins has illustrated numerous picture books for children, including A Picture Book of Harry Houdini, which School Library Journal praised: "Deeply hued illustrations, heavy with red and black tones, are well suited to the subject." He lives in Connecticut.

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