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Strike-out scare

Carolyn Keene

200570 pagesabout 1–2 hours
2005
first published
  • 2005Aladdin Paperbacks · ENGISBN 9780756959647
  • 2005Penworthy · 70 pages · ENGISBN 9781416900733
  • 2012Simon & Schuster, Limited · 80 pages · ENGISBN 9781442483491

The girls have joined the Mahoney Marlins junior baseball team! Nancy will pitch, Bess will catch, and George will play shortstop. The girls are excited, but Bess worries that baseball isn’t exactly her thing. However, Bess turns out to be an amazing hitter and she quickly earns the nickname “Home Run Bess.” Bess thinks her newly found talent is thanks to her lucky bat, which she calls “Magic Bill.” But one day she discovers that Magic Bill is missing! Can Nancy find Bess’s bat in time for the big game, or is Bess destined to strike out?

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AtmosphereWhimsicalNoir

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Plot intensityEventful

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesJustice

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