Wall Ball

(Paperback)

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Record-breaking snowfalls in Rambletown have postponed Opening Day of the Rounders' baseball season three times! As the team tries to "warm up" on the icy field, they welcome a new center fielder: Orlando Ramirez. He's as fast as a cheetah and catches everythingright before smashing into the outfield wall. Just like a crash-test dummy. The Rounders will need a miracleor a really big shovelto put the brakes on Orlando's collision course with the wall and this never-ending cold spell.

Reviews

Rave reviews for Wall Ball: "Chuckle-inducing. Over-the-top hilarity." -- Kirkus Reviews

Rave reviews for Wall Ball: "Celebrates the joys of baseball." -- ALA Booklist

Rave reviews for Slumpbuster: "Markey's deadpan delivery renders his tall-tale names and broad, punning prose quite comical, and the Walloper's triumphant out-of-the-park home run is the stuff of minor legend." -- Kirkus Reviews

Rave reviews for Slumpbuster: "New baseball series hits it out of the park." -- Family Fun Magazine

Rave reviews for Slumpbuster: "I give this book 4 out of 5 smiles."--Michael Roberts, Kidsday Reporter, Age 9 -- Newsday/Kidsday

Rave reviews for Slumpbuster: "The comically deadpan reactions of slump observers, the tautly drawn action scenes, and the snappy pacing of the short chapters are nicely pitched to readers just hitting their stride with full-length novels." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Rave reviews for Slumpbuster: "Straightforward, sunny." -- ALA Booklist

Rave reviews for Slumpbuster: "A lively . . . read [for] fans of Matt Christopher's sports stories, or readers who simply appreciate play-by-play action." -- School Library Journal

Author Bio

Kevin Markey is the author of Slumpbuster and Wall Ball in his hilarious Super Sluggers series of baseball adventures, several books of nonfiction, and he contributes to various magazines including FamilyFun. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, bats left, throws left, and types with both hands.