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Super Slugger

Super Slugger - Paperback

by Cal Jr. Ripken
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Availability:In StockContributor:Cal Jr. Ripken, Kevin Cowherd (Illustrator)Series:Cal Ripken, Jr.'s All Stars #2Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2013-02-19Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781423140047ISBN-10:1423140044UPC:9781423140047Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Sports & Recreation, Social Themes, Boys & MenBook Topic:Baseball & Softball, BullyingSize:7.40 x 5.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SCVZCW7V4M
A powerful tale of body positivity in sports by legendary short-stop and a veteran sportswriter Cal Ripkin.

Cody Parker is the new kid in school. He's overweight, scared and hates his new life in Dullsville, Maryland, aka Baltimore, where he's a target okay, a big target for brutal teasing. But he loves baseball. And despite his size, he plays third base like a dream. Too bad he's competing for the starting job on the Orioles of the Dulaney Babe Ruth League against budding hoodlum Dante Rizzo, who vows to squeeze Cody's head like a grape if he beats him out. Life gets even more complicated when Cody's school, York Middle, is beset by a rash of mysterious thefts, a crime wave that threatens to sideline Cody and ruin a golden season for the Orioles. Will Cody ever succeed in getting people to see him for who he really is?
Language:EnglishPublisher:Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781423140047ISBN-10:1423140044UPC:9781423140047Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Sports & Recreation, Social Themes, Boys & MenBook Topic:Baseball & Softball, BullyingSize:7.40 x 5.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SCVZCW7V4M
Cal Ripken, Jr. was a shortstop and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles for his entire career (1981-2001). Nicknamed "The Iron Man" for his relentless work ethic and reliability on the field, Ripken is most remembered for playing a record 2,632 straight games over 17 seasons. He was a 19-time All-Star and is considered to be one of the best shortstops professional baseball has ever seen. In 2007 he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Since his retirement, Ripken has worked as President and CEO of Ripken Baseball, Inc. to nurture the love of baseball in young children from a grassroots level. His Cal Ripkin Baseball Division is a division of the Babe Ruth League and welcomes players ages 4-12. Cal currently lives in Maryland with his wife and two children.

Kevin Cowherd has been a writer for the Baltimore Sun since 1987, is nationally syndicated by the Los Angeles Times - Washington Post news service, and is the author of Last Call at the 7-Eleven, a book of selected writings published by Bancroft Press. In 1990 he was honored by the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors for excellence in feature writing. He currently writes a sports column and blog for the Baltimore Sun. He is also a humorist, and an experienced Little League coach. He lives with his wife and three children near Baltimore.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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