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Feb 22, 2011 | ISBN 9780142417829 | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Mar 09, 2010 | ISBN 9781101159880 | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
Mar 09, 2010 | 283 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
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Feb 22, 2011 | ISBN 9780142417829 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
Mar 09, 2010 | ISBN 9781101159880 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
Mar 09, 2010 | ISBN 9781101154489 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
283 Minutes
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.
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 and… More about Mike Lupica
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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