Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave

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Overview

In Blastin’ the Blues, still fearing they are being followed and even more worried they have a traitor in their midst, the team travels to New Orleans, where the magic of their ball and the music of the city create one memorable game. But like always, trouble is right around the corner and the hits keep on coming for the Payne family and all of the Travelin’ Nine!

In Home of the Brave, after the rousing success in New Orleans, Griffith, Ruby, and Graham are determined to beat the Chancellor at his own game and save their family as well as the game of baseball. Pulling into their hometown of Baltimore, the Paynes are reunited with a familiar face, and the Travelin’ Nine are tested on the field once again. Can they win without the help of their baseball? Prepare for fireworks in this final inning to the grand slam series, Sluggers!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781416918929
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date: 02/22/2011
Series: Sluggers Series , #6
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.60(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile: 740L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obama’s Of Thee I Sing; the newest version of The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper; Madonna’s second picture book, Mr. Peabody’s Apples; Nightsong by Ari Berk; Frank McCourt’s Angela and the Baby Jesus; Love by Matt de la Peña; and If I Was the Sunshine by Julie Fogliano. He also wrote and illustrated the Otis series and was part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown series. Loren’s work has appeared in Time, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com.

Phil Bildner is a former New York City public school teacher who lives in Newburgh, New York. He spends much of his year visiting schools and libraries around the country and world. He is the author of over twenty books including the middle grade novel A Whole New Ballgame and picture books Marvelous Cornelius, The Soccer Fence, The Hallelujah Flight, and Twenty-One Elephants. Along with Loren Long, he is the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Sluggers series. Visit him online at PhilBildner.com.

Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obama’s Of Thee I Sing; the newest version of The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper; Madonna’s second picture book, Mr. Peabody’s Apples; Nightsong by Ari Berk; Frank McCourt’s Angela and the Baby Jesus; Love by Matt de la Peña; and If I Was the Sunshine by Julie Fogliano. He also wrote and illustrated the Otis series and was part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown series. Loren’s work has appeared in Time, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com.

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In Ruby’s Words


© 2010 Phil Bildner

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 - THE LETTER

CHAPTER 2 - TRAVELING DOWN THE OHIO RIVER

CHAPTER 3 - MY JOURNAL, BY RUBY PAYNE

CHAPTER 4 - UNABLE TO SLEEP

CHAPTER 5 - ON THE STREETS OF LOUISVILLE

CHAPTER 6 - THE RIVER CITY SHOWDOWN

CHAPTER 7 - CHURCHILL DOWNS

CHAPTER 8 - STUNNED DISBELIEF

CHAPTER 9 - THE GAME BEGINS

CHAPTER 10 - THE RUBE WADDELL SHOW

CHAPTER 11 - HORSES, HORSES, EVERYWHERE!

CHAPTER 12 - LEARNED IN LOUISVILLE

CHAPTER 13 - BEN BRUSH!

CHAPTER 14 - COMING BACK!

CHAPTER 15 - THE NINTH INNING...

CHAPTER 16 - NOW OR NEVER

CHAPTER 17 - THREE OUTS TO GO

CHAPTER 18 - THE VICTORY BURGOO

CHAPTER 19 - SCRIBE SHARES

CHAPTER 20 - THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH

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