Ted & Me

Zusatztext "Another winner in a series that effectively blends fast-paced storytelling with plenty of baseball lore." Informationen zum Autor Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Files series; the Baseball Card Adventure series, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies around the world; and the My Weird School series, which has sold more than 36 million copies. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety-two state book award nominations. He lives in New York City with his wife. You can visit him online at dangutman.com. Klappentext Stosh should have figured that the FBI would find him eventually. Now they’ve turned up on his doorstep—and they know all about his ability to travel through time using baseball cards. In fact, they want to send him back in time on a mission: to warn President Roosevelt about the attack on Pearl Harbor! But when Stosh finds out that his “ticket” back to 1941 is a Ted Williams card, he starts planning a mission of his own. Williams is one of the greatest hitters of all time—even though he lost almost five years of his career to serve in the Marines. How many more home runs would the Splendid Splinter have hit if he had those years back? What if Stosh can prevent the attack on Pearl Harbor and convince Williams not to serve in the military? Sometimes you can change history. Sometimes history can change you. Zusammenfassung With more than 1.5 million books sold! the Baseball Card Adventures series brings the greatest players in history to life! Joe "Stosh" Stoshack has an incredible ability. He can travel through time using baseball cards. But the FBI has learned of his talent! and now they have a mission for him: go back to 1941 and warn President Roosevelt about the attack on Pearl Harbor! Stosh is reluctant! until he finds out that his "ticket" to 1941 is a Ted Williams card. Williams was one of the greatest hitters of all time! even though he lost years of his career to serve in the Marines. How many more home runs would the Splendid Splinter have hit if he had those years back? What if Stosh can prevent the attack on Pearl Harbor and convince Williams not to serve in the military? With black-and-white photographs and stats throughout! plus back matter separating fact from fiction! Ted & Me is the perfect mix of history and action for every young baseball fan. ...

Product details

• Authors: Dan Gutman, Gutman Dan
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.03.2012
• EAN: 9780061234873
• ISBN: 978-0-06-123487-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Baseball Card Adventures; Baseball Card Adventures
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, United States of America, USA, JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE FICTION: Biographical / United States, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / United States