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Best of the Best: A Baseball Great Novel

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Best of the Best: A Baseball Great Novel

Contributors:

By (Author) Tim Green

ISBN:

9780061686245

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

1st March 2012

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories

Dewey:

FIC

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

288

Dimensions:

Width 138mm, Height 191mm, Spine 16mm

Weight:

188g

Description


Joshs game is about to change.

So is his life.

Josh is still fl ying high from his teams tournament win at Cooperstown whenhis parents start talking about a divorce. Now his dad is challenging him toplay the best of the best at the Little League World Series in Williamsport,Pennsylvania. But does he just want to get Josh out of the way

Two things are sure: His fathers new girlfriend, Diane, is looking to makesome changes, and Josh is determined to get her and her terrible son out of hislife. With help from Benji and Jaden, Josh races to get the facts that can keephis family together. Suspense builds as Josh fi nds it hard to concentrate on thegame and make the winning plays that will lead his team to victory.

Author Bio

Tim Green, for many years a star defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons, is a man of many talents. He's the author of such gripping books for adults as the New York Times bestselling The Dark Side of the Game and American Outrage. Tim graduated covaledictorian from Syracuse University and was a first-round draft pick. He later earned his law degree with honors, and he has also worked as an NFL commentator for FOX Sports and NPR.His first book for young readers, Football Genius, inspired in part by his players and his own kids, became a New York Times bestseller and was followed by Football Hero, Football Champ, The Big Time, and Deep Zone. He drew on his experiences playing and coaching Little League for Rivals and Pinch Hit and two more New York Times bestsellers: Baseball Great and Best of the Best.Bestselling author Jon Scieszka called Tim Green's Unstoppable, a book about a boy's struggle with cancer that debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, "Absolutely heroic. And something every guy should read."Tim Green lives with his wife, Illyssa, and their five children in upstate New York.

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