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Curveball Hardback - 2007

by Rich Wallace

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Eddie Ventura is the first baseman for the Hudson City Hornets seventhgradebaseball team. The team is off to a rough start, but finally begins towin some games. Not exactly thanks to Eddie. He's a good enough player,but he's a better writer, and soon he's recruited by the sports editor of theschool newspaper to write about the team's games. Thing is, he's more of astoryteller than a truthteller, and before long the rest of the team isn't surethat they like what Eddie is writing about them!PRAISE FOR WINNING SEASON:'Wallace should be commended for endeavoring tokeep boys of this age reading.' VOYA'Fast-moving sports stories with soul.' Children's Literature

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Eddie Ventura is the first baseman for the Hudson City Hornets seventhgrade baseball team. The team is off to a rough start, but finally begins to win some games. Not exactly thanks to Eddie. He’s a good enough player, but he’s a better writer, and soon he’s recruited by the sports editor of the school newspaper to write about the team’s games. Thing is, he’s more of a storyteller than a truthteller, and before long the rest of the team isn’t sure that they like what Eddie is writing about them! PRAISE FOR WINNING SEASON:

“Wallace should be commended for endeavoring to keep boys of this age reading.” —VOYA

“Fast-moving sports stories with soul.” —Children’s Literature



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Eddie Ventura is the first baseman for the Hudson City Hornets seventhgrade baseball team. The team is off to a rough start, but finally begins to win some games. Not exactly thanks to Eddie. Heas a good enough player, but heas a better writer, and soon heas recruited by the sports editor of the school newspaper to write about the teamas games. Thing is, heas more of a storyteller than a truthteller, and before long the rest of the team isnat sure that they like what Eddie is writing about them! PRAISE FOR WINNING SEASON: aWallace should be commended for endeavoring to keep boys of this age reading.a aVOYA aFast-moving sports stories with soul.a aChildrenas Literature

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  • Title Curveball
  • Author Rich Wallace
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition [ Edition: repri
  • Pages 112
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Viking Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date March 15, 2007
  • ISBN 9780670061198 / 0670061190
  • Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.56 x 5.92 x 0.59 in (21.74 x 15.04 x 1.50 cm)
  • Age range 09 to UP years
  • Grade levels 4 - UP
  • Reading level 750
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Baseball, Baseball stories
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2006016882
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Rich Wallace lives in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
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