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Paperback $7.99

Feb 22, 2011 | 272 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Ebook $7.99

Mar 09, 2010 | 256 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Audiobook Download $15.00

Mar 09, 2010 | 283 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About The Batboy

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw.

    Brian is living every baseball kid’s dream: he is a batboy for his hometown Major League team. Brian believes that it’s the perfect thing to bring him and his big-leaguer dad closer together. And if that weren’t enough, this is the season that Hank Bishop, Brian’s baseball hero, returns to the Tigers for the comeback of a lifetime. The summer couldn’t get much better! Until Hank Bishop starts to show his true colors, and Brian learns that sometimes life throws you a curveball.

    About The Batboy

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw.

    Brian is living every baseball kid’s dream: he is a batboy for his hometown Major League team. Brian believes that it’s the perfect thing to bring him and his big-leaguer dad closer together. And if that weren’t enough, this is the season that Hank Bishop, Brian’s baseball hero, returns to the Tigers for the comeback of a lifetime. The summer couldn’t get much better! Until Hank Bishop starts to show his true colors, and Brian learns that sometimes life throws you a curveball.

    About The Batboy

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw.

    Brian is living every baseball kid’s dream: he is a batboy for his hometown Major League team. Brian believes that it’s the perfect thing to bring him and his big-leaguer dad closer together. And if that weren’t enough, this is the season that Hank Bishop, Brian’s baseball hero, returns to the Tigers for the comeback of a lifetime. The summer couldn’t get much better! Until Hank Bishop starts to show his true colors, and Brian learns that sometimes life throws you a curveball.

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    Robert B. Parker's Blood Feud
    No Slam Dunk
    Lone Stars
    The Football Fiasco
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    Also by Mike Lupica

    The Soccer Secret
    Robert B. Parker's Blood Feud
    No Slam Dunk
    Lone Stars
    The Football Fiasco
    See all books by Mike Lupica

    About Mike Lupica

    Mike Lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the New York Times-bestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and non-fiction. A longtime friend to Robert B. Parker, he was selected by the Parker estate to continue the Sunny Randall series.

    About Mike Lupica

    Mike Lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the New York Times-bestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and non-fiction. A longtime friend to Robert B. Parker, he was selected by the Parker estate to continue the Sunny Randall series.

    About Mike Lupica

    Mike Lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the New York Times-bestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and non-fiction. A longtime friend to Robert B. Parker, he was selected by the Parker estate to continue the Sunny Randall series.

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Sports Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Feb 22, 2011 | 272 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780142417829

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Sports Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Mar 09, 2010 | 256 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781101159880

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Sports Books | Audiobooks | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Mar 09, 2010 | 283 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781101154489

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    Praise

    Praise for The Batboy:
     
    “A pennant winner.” –Kirkus Reviews
     
    “Lupica. . .giv[es] his readers a behind-the-scenes look at major league sports. In this novel, he adds genuine insights into family dynamics and the emotional state of his hero.” –Booklist
     
    “[T]his novel will undoubtedly appeal to those who equate summer with baseball, it should also win over readers who appreciate finely crafted storytelling and engaging characters.” –School Library Journal

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