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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2005 · Est. 4 hour read
Abner & Me
By Dan Gutman
Book #6 in the A Baseball Card Adventure series
Time-traveling Stosh lands in the Civil War to uncover baseball's origins amid chaos.
4.0/5 Goodreads · 714 ratings
176 pages· 34,035 words· Est. 4 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Stosh finds himself in 1863, amidst the chaos of the Civil War, on a mission to uncover whether General Abner Doubleday invented baseball. As cannons roar and bullets fly, Stosh must navigate the battlefield, balancing the thrill of time travel with the danger surrounding him. Will he solve the mystery of baseball's origins, or will the perils of war prove too great? This adventure promises laughter, suspense, and unexpected twists as Stosh plays ball in the most unlikely of places.
From the publisher
Cannons are blasting! Bullets are flying! Wounded soldiers are everywhere!Stosh has time-traveled to 1863, right into the middle of the Civil War. In possibly his most exciting and definitely his most dangerous trip yet, Stosh has decided to answer the question for all time: did Abner Doubleday, a Civil War general, really invent the game of baseball?It’s all here: big laughs, dramatic action, fast baseball games in the middle of a battlefield. You’ll be blown away by this sixth amazing baseball card adventure!
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 176
- Words
- 34,035
- Reading age
- 10–13
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 680L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.2
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 86479
Publication
- Published
- January 30, 2007
- First published
- March 15, 2005
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780060534455
- OCLC
- 82145035
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