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Description edit
Joe Stoshack lives for baseball. He knows everything there is to know about the game -- except how to play well. His specialty is striking out. Stosh feels like a real loser, and when he takes a low-paying job cleaning a bunch of junk out of his neighbor's attic, he feels even worse -- until... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Honus Wagner: Baseball player who is one of the main characters in the story.
- Joe: The protagonist of the story.
- Birdie: Add a description of this character.
- Amanda Young: Joe's neighbor
- Mrs. Kelly: Joe's teacher
- Fred Clarke
- Byrne
- Donovan
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
ELEPHANT EARS!
Table of Contents edit
chapter 1 : playing hardball
chapter 2 : throwing money in the garbage
chapter 3 : a piece of card board
chapter 4 : all my problems are solved
chapter 5 : " I'LL give you 1,000 cash. right now."
chapter 6 : floating on air
chapter 7 : one last peek
chapter 8 : daydreaming
chapter 9 : the argument
chapter 10 : growing up fast
chapter 11 : the great Cobb
chapter 12 : the designated hitter
chapter 13 : the other half
chapter 14 : pros and cons
chapter 15 : going ... going ... gone
chapter 16 : on my own
chapter 17 : hmmmm, I wonder...
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Do the right thing.: sotch should have told mrs.young that he had foud the card and asked permission if he could keep the rare card or not. Also, sotch shouldnt have thought about selling the card cause it wasnt even his.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 12 in Baseball Card Adventures. (standard series)
Followed by Jackie & Me.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dan Gutman (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0-439-54969-8
Page Count: 144
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0-439-54969-8
Page Count: 144
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › United States › Fiction › 1900s
- Books › Children's Books › Sports & Activities › Sports › Baseball › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( G ) › Gutman, Dan
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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