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Under the Baseball Moon
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2003 · Est. 6.5 hour read
The Boy Who Saved Baseball
By John Ritter
Part of the Cruz de la Cruz series
A baseball game decides a town's fate. Can Tom unlock a legend's secrets to win?
3.9/5 Goodreads · 2,636 ratings
224 pages· 48,232 words· Est. 6.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Tom Gallagher faces the ultimate challenge: win a baseball game or lose his town's beloved field. With the mysterious Cruz de la Cruz offering secrets of legendary player Dante Del Gato, Tom must unravel the past to save the future. Can he persuade the reclusive Del Gato to help, or will Dillontown's dreams vanish forever? As the stakes rise, Tom discovers that the spirit of the game might be his greatest ally. Will he find the courage to lead his team to victory, or will the field be lost to history?
From the publisher
The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory with the secrets of the now-disgraced player, Dante Del Gato.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- Words
- 48,232
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 660L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.4
- F&P level
- ~P
- Scholastic level
- U
- AR points
- 7
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 70572
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 2005
- First published
- May 12, 2003
- Publisher
- Viking Books For Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780142402863
- LCCN
- 2002015792
- OCLC
- 58591820
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