Biggie

Henry "Biggie" Abbott has hidden behind his weight for years, and although he is the son and stepson of two of Finch, Minnesota's most famous athletes, he prefers academic success until the girl of his dreams suggests he join the baseball team, and, with his stepbrother's help, h...

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Main Author: Sullivan, Derek E. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2015.
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Summary: Henry "Biggie" Abbott has hidden behind his weight for years, and although he is the son and stepson of two of Finch, Minnesota's most famous athletes, he prefers academic success until the girl of his dreams suggests he join the baseball team, and, with his stepbrother's help, he discovers he is a great pitcher.
Physical Description: 266 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780807507278 (hardback)
080750727X (hardback)
Author Notes: Derek E. Sullivan is an award-winning reporter at the Rochester Post-Bulletin in Minnesota. As a reporter, he has written more than 1,000 stories about the lives of teenagers, which he attributes to helping him find his YA voice. He has an MFA from Hamline University and lives in Minnesota with his wife and three sons. This is his first novel.