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$1899
A Bad Case of Stripes
Ages 4–8 · 1998
Bookroo's summary
In a world where baseball is banned and spring has vanished, young Georgie Radbourn dares to challenge the tyrannical Boss Swaggert to a game. With playing fields destroyed and players jailed, Georgie's bold move could restore hope and warmth to a frozen land. Can one small boy's courage bring back the joy of the game and the season of renewal? Discover the thrilling showdown that pits innocence against greed in a battle for the heart of a community.
From the publisher
Mean, greedy Boss Swaggert outlaws the game of baseball, playing fields are bulldozed, players are imprisoned, and spring disappears; but in the midst of the new, constant winter, a small boy named Georgie Radbourn challenges Swaggert to a game, and wins.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 2,006
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~800L
Themes & topics
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.1
- F&P level
- ~S
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 107662
Publication
- Published
- April 1, 1994
- Publisher
- Scholastic
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780590474108
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