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King of the mound

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Twelve-year-old Nick loves baseball so after a year in the hospital fighting polio and with a brace on one leg, Nick takes a job with the team for which his father is catcher and gets to see the great pitcher, Satchel Paige, play during the 1935 season. Includes historical notes.

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First Published

2012

Pages

160 pages

Rating

4.0 / 5

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1

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3

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Limited

Language

ENG

Status

Published

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