The Year Mom Won the Pennant
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 1973

The Year Mom Won the Pennant

Written by Matt Christopher

Part of the Matt Christopher Sports Classics series

A mom coaches a Little League team, surprising everyone with unexpected victories.

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147 pages· 610L
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Bookroo's summary

Nick is embarrassed when his mom becomes the Thunderballs' coach, especially with the rival Tornadoes mocking them. But as she leads the team to unexpected victories, perceptions change. Can they win the pennant and silence their critics? This humorous, action-packed tale will captivate young sports fans.

From the publisher

When Nick’s mother takes on the job of coaching the Thunderballs, Nick is mortified. Being teased by his baseball team’s archrivals, the Tornadoes, makes it worse. But when Mom leads the Thunderballs to one victory after another in a race toward the pennant, Nick changes his tune - and the Tornadoes start singing the blues! This fast-paced baseball story has plenty of humor and action and will appeal to all young sports fans.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
147
Reading age
8–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
610L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
April 30, 1986
First published
April 30, 1973
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780316139885
LCCN
68011110
OCLC
13849622

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