Cal Ripken, Jr.'s All-Stars Super-Sized Slugger

By Cal Ripken Jr., Cowherd Kevin, Kevin Cowherd

Book Overview

Cody Parker is the new kid in school. He's overweight, scared and hates his new life in Dullsville, Maryland, aka Baltimore, where he's a target okay, a big target for brutal teasing. But he loves baseball. And despite his size, he plays third base like a dream. Too bad he's competing for the starting job on the Orioles of the Dulaney Babe Ruth League against budding hoodlum Dante Rizzo, who vows to squeeze Cody's head like a grape if he beats him out. Life gets even more complicated when Cody's school, York Middle, is beset by a rash of mysterious thefts, a crime wave that threatens to sideline Cody and ruin a golden season for the Orioles. Will Cody ever succeed in getting people to see him for who he really is?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142314001X
• ISBN13: 9781423140016
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7