{"product_id":"the-boy-from-left-field-paperback","title":"The Boy from Left Field - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Henighan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Hawk's baseball coach tells him how Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run nearby, the question arises: what happened to the baseball? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBullies, baseball, and kids who defy the odds. Hawk, a poor, half-Native boy who lives on the street, is eager to go back to school, to play baseball, and to please both his divorced parents. When Mr. Rizzuto, his baseball coach, tells him how the great Babe Ruth, playing on nearby Toronto Island in 1914, hit his first professional home run, the question arises: what happened to the baseball? Did it land in the waters of Lake Ontario and disintegrate over time? Or did someone fish it out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a quest for a lost baseball treasure, and of a boy finding his own family roots and a place in the big city. A lively tale, it shows how kids who seem powerless can work together to take on some of life's daunting challenges as they deal with schoolroom bullies and street gangs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Henighan has published twenty books, six of which are novels for young adults, including \u003ci\u003eMercury Man\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Red Maple Award; \u003ci\u003eViking Quest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eViking Terror\u003c\/i\u003e, two historical novels set in medieval Canada; and, more recently, \u003ci\u003eDemon in My View\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoom Lake Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e. He taught adult fiction for ten years at Carleton University and has appeared at various children's literature festivals, including those at Harbourfront and Eden Mills, as well as the 2011 MASC workshops in children's writing in Ottawa, where he lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.98 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300715020537,"sku":"9781459700604","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RFVXeGxDaGF2a1l2S1RPNllkM2xDZz09.webp?v=1769260554","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-boy-from-left-field-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}