{"product_id":"the-boy-who-saved-baseball-paperback","title":"The Boy Who Saved Baseball - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Ritter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Gallagher is in a tight spot. The fate of the Dillontown team rests on the outcome of one baseball game, winner take all. If Tom's team loses, they lose their field too. But how can they possibly win? Just when everything seems hopeless, a mysterious boy named Cruz de la Cruz rides into town and claims to know the secret of hitting. Not to mention the secrets of Dante Del Gato, Dillontown's greatest hitter ever. Since he walked away from the game years ago, Del Gato hasn't spoken a word to anyone. But now he might be Tom's only hope for saving his hometown. From the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOver the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChoosing Up Sides\u003c\/i\u003e comes this imaginative tale of one boy's struggle to preserve the spirit of the game he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Ritter has written many novels and numerous short stories for Young Adult readers. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eChoosing Up Sides\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1998, won the 1999 International Reading Association Children's Book Award for Older Readers and was designated an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults.\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e praised \u003ci\u003eChoosing Up Sides\u003c\/i\u003e, which attacked the once-prevalent views of religious fundamentalists toward left-handed children, as, \"No ordinary baseball book, this is a rare first novel.\" In 2004 Ritter received the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People for his third novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Saved Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.72 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Young Hoosier Book Award (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Boy Who Saved Baseball\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727446741055,"sku":"9780142402863","price":10.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d599e76363be1656ee7e7a26c86119a7.webp?v=1765114850","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-boy-who-saved-baseball-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}