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Satch & me

Dan Gutman

2006175 pagesabout 3–4 hours
2006
first published
  • 2006HarperCollins · ENGISBN 9780060594916
  • 2007Scholastic · 175 pages · ENGISBN 9780439928236
  • 2008HarperCollins · ENGISBN 9780061786013
  • 2008HarperCollins Publishers · ENGISBN 9780061786068
  • 2008HarperCollins Publishers · ENGISBN 9780061786044
  • 2009HarperCollins Publishers · ENGISBN 9780061973550
  • 2010RecordedBooksISBN 9781436160964
  • 2009Amistad · 192 pagesISBN 9780060594930

"You wanna know who threw the fastest pitch ever?"Many baseball players claim that Satchel Paige was the fastest pitcher in the history of the game. Stosh and his coach, Flip Valentini, are on a mission to find out. With radar gun in tow, they travel back to 1942 and watch Satch pitch to power hitter Josh Gibson in the Negro League World Series. They soon learn that everything about Satch is fast -- whether it's his talking, driving, or getaways. But is he really the fastest pitcher who ever lived?

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AtmosphereCosmic

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

Content notes

  • Racismmoderateunreviewed
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