Author

Publication

2010 - Scholastic

Word Count

74,750 words, Guess

Page Count

299 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100545240840
  • ISBN-139780545240840
  • Open LibraryOL27674996M

Description

1845: Felix Schneider, an immigrant from Germany, cheers the New York Knickerbockers as they play Three-Out, All-Out.1908: Walter Snider, batboy for the Brooklyn Superbas, arranges a team tryout for a black pitcher by pretending he is Cuban.1945: Kat Snider of Brooklyn plays for the Grand Rapids Chicks in the All-American Girls Baseball League.1981: Michael Flint finds himself pitching a perfect game during the Little League season at Prospect Park.And there are five more Schneiders to meet.In nine innings, this novel tells the stories of nine successive Schneider kids and their connection to Brooklyn and baseball. As in all family histories and all baseball games, there is glory and heartache, triumph and sacrifice. And it ain't over till it's over.

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Other Editions

  • The Brooklyn NinePaperbackScholastic2010-01-01

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