The Home Run Kid Races On
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2010

The Home Run Kid Races On

Written by Matt Christopher

Part of the Matt Christopher Sports Classics series

A young slugger's mysterious coaches resemble baseball legends. Are they impostors or something more?

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128 pages· 670L
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Sylvester Coddmyer the Third, a rising baseball star, is coached by figures who look like legends Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle. His friend Duane suspects they're impostors, while Snooky Malone believes they're from the beyond. As another legendary figure appears, Syl must uncover the truth. Are these ghostly mentors real, and is he the only one receiving their guidance? The stakes rise as Syl and Snooky delve deeper into this supernatural mystery, questioning reality and the limits of their own beliefs. Can they solve the enigma before it's too late?

From the publisher

Home run slugger Sylvester Coddmyer the Third has an amazing secret. For three seasons, he’s been coached by men who look exactly like baseball legends: Babe Ruth, Eddie Cicotte, and Mickey Mantle. Are these men just impersonating famous ballplayers, as his friend Duane insists? Or are they from the beyond, as Snooky Malone believes? The mystery deepens in this fourth title of the exciting Home Run Kid series when yet another character from baseball’s past appears to coach Syl. But is Syl the only one getting pointers? And will Snooky ever get to the bottom of this mystery?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
128
Reading age
8–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
670L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.3
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
April 1, 2010
First published
January 1, 2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780316044813
LCCN
2009017962

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