A Topps League Story #2: Steal That Base!

A Topps League Story #2: Steal That Base! book cover
t was five minutes before midnight and the bottom of the ninth inning and I was about to break a promise I was a batboy for the Pine City Porcupines When I took the job I promised my parents I would try to be home by ten o’clock and would never work past midnight That’s just too late for a boy your age Dad had said But there had been a rain delay and the game started late The Porcupines were tied with the Attica Finches 3 3 If the Porcupines didn’t score here the game would go into extra innings
A Topps League Story #2: Steal That Base!

A Topps League Story #2: Steal That Base!

Chad’s got the summertime blues: his parents want him to be home by midnight (no extra innings) and eat healthier (no corn dogs). His friend, Abby, has bobblehead issues. And then there’s pinch hitter Sammy Solaris. But Sammy has problems of his own. He has a big swing but is too slow. If he can’t speed up his running and stealing, he’ll be off the team. There’s got to be something Chad can do to save the day . . . with a little help from Dylan, a baseball card, and that porcupine!

About This Book

By: Kurtis Scaletta
Illustrated by: Eric Wight
Published by: Abrams
7-9Age Range
3.4 AR
77Pages
Life LessonsSubject
490LLexile
1-2 hoursReading Time
LGuided Reading
LFountas & Pinnell
28DRA