Satch & Me
What's Satch & Me About
You wanna know who threw the fastest pitch ever?Many baseball players claim that Satchel Paige was the fastest pitcher in the history of the game. Stosh and his coach, Flip Valentini, are on a mission to find out. With radar gun in tow, they travel back to 1942 and watch Satch pitch to power hitter Josh Gibson in the Negro League World Series. They soon learn that everything about Satch is fast–whether it’s his talking, driving, or getaways. But is he really the fastest pitcher who ever lived?This baseball card adventure is a whirlwind of excitement, drama, and curveballs–starring one of the liveliest athletes in the game!
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The Creative Behind the Book
Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Files series; the Baseball Card Adventure series, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies around the world; and the My Weird School series, which has sold more than 12 million copies. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety-two state book award nominations. He lives in New York City with his wife, Nina. You can visit him online at www.dangutman.com.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780060594930
- Publication Date
- January 27, 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Original Publication Date
- January 31, 2006
- Page Count
- 192
- Word Count
- 34235
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 232977823
- Lexile® Level
- 660L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 103588
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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