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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 1977
The Diamond Champs
Part of the Matt Christopher Sports Classics series
A coach bets on rookies to win a championship. Why?
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120 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Kim Rollins is puzzled when Coach Stag recruits him for a baseball team of novices, all set to win the championship. As the season unfolds, Kim seeks to uncover the coach's mysterious motives. Can this unlikely team defy the odds, or is there more at play? Discover the secrets behind Coach Stag's ambitious plan in this thrilling sports tale.
From the publisher
Kim Rollins hasn’t played much baseball, and he is surprised when Coach Stag insists that he join his team, a team the coach believes will win the championship. Kim is even more intrigued when he discovers everyone else on the team is new at the sport. Who is this Coach Stag? And why is he so set on winning the championship - with inexperienced players to boot? Tensions build as the season progresses and Kim tries to find the answers in this exciting sports story with an unexpected twist.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 120
- Reading age
- 8–11
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 760L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~4.9
- F&P level
- ~R
Publication
- Published
- April 2, 1990
- First published
- January 1, 1977
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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