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Able to Play: Overcoming Physical Challenges
Contributor(s): Stout, Glenn (Author)

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ISBN: 0547417330     ISBN-13: 9780547417332
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE: $6.64  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2011020502
Age Level: 10-12
Grade Level: 5-7
Lexile Measure: 1050(Not Available)
Series: Good Sports (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.4" L (0.25 lbs) 112 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Real Life Heroes
- Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest
- Topical - Boy's Interest
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/06/2012 pg. 61
School Library Journal 05/01/2012 pg. 132
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 150479
Reading Level: 6.7   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 3.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Able to Play shares the inspiring stories of four baseball players. Mordecai "Three Finger"
Brown, Ron Santo, Jim Abbott, and Curtis Pride faced physical challenges other
players didn't have. With determination and guts, they didn't just overcome; they
excelled. This book is a game-changing celebration of overcoming odds.

Contributor Bio(s): Stout, Glenn: -

GLENN STOUT is a freelance writer, author, and editorial consultant and has served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing since its inception. He is the author of Young Woman and the Sea and Fenway 1912, and has collaborated with Richard Johnson on Red Sox Century, Yankees Century, The Cubs and The Dodgers. Stout has lived in and around Boston for 20 years, and currently lives in Vermont.


 
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