The Reluctant Pitcher
Written by Matt Christopher & illustrated by The #1 Sports Writer for Kids
Part of the Matt Christopher Sports Classics Book Series
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8 - 12
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age
96
Page
count
138
Words
per page
630L
Lexile
measure
Oct 1, 1997
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date
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Wally Morris is a good right fielder, but Coach Hutter is trying to make him a pitcher. Wally is a lefty and has a strong arm and good aim. What he doesn’t have is the desire to play the position. But how can he refuse? Coach Hutter once saved his life, and Wally feels he owes him. Then he meets Cab Lacey, a former ballplayer whose life story bears some resemblances to his own. Will Cab help Wally see that being true to oneself is sometimes more important than fulfilling another’s dreams?
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780316141277
- Publication Date
- October 1, 1997
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- October 1, 1997
- Page Count
- 96
- Words Per Page
- 138
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 66010999
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 64401247
- Lexile® Level
- 630L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 2
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 20700
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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