Slide, Danny, Slide

by Matt Christopher

Overview

A Matt Christopher Sports Classic

Slide, Danny, Slide! The exciting story of a boy's devotion to baseball and how he helped build a ball park and put a Little League team together. Danny finds that even after organizing the Hornets, things do not run smoothly, and friendships are split--Danny and his friends on one side and Chigger and his friends on the other.

Enjoy the hard-fought games and profit from the experiences of boys like Danny and his teammates. The inevitable outcome of the season's championship game will thrill all readers.

MATT CHRISTOPHER has written and published more than one hundred twenty novels, making him the most prolific and bestselling sportswriter for children and young adults ever. From books on football and baseball to soccer and skateboarding. His work has spanned three generations of readers, and new fans are joining the ranks every year.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781933523392
Publisher:	Bella Rosa Books
Publication date:	06/04/2010
Pages:	138
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Matt Christopher (1917-1997) was an American writer of children's books. He wrote more than 400 novels and short stories, mainly featuring sports. After his death, his family has overseen the production of ghost written books under his name. Born in Bath, Pennsylvania, Christopher was a gifted athlete as a child, which influenced his primary topic of writing. In addition to sports books, he also enjoyed writing detective fiction; his first published novel before the successful The Lucky Baseball Bat was Look for the Body, a murder mystery written for adults.