Derek Jeter the Yankee Kid (Baseball Superstar) [Library Binding]

Jack O'Connell (Author), Jack C'Connell (Author), Rob Rains (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Baseball Superstar (Book 1)

When deciding which athletes to profile, our editors take into account not only a player's statistics, but also his character. SPI takes care to select athletes who are known to be community minded and can serve as role models.

The biographical material on each athlete covers him from his earliest days to the present.

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About the Author

Jack O'Connell is the author of several acclaimed novels. O'Connell has been described as a cyberpunk Dashiell Hammett. His dark, noir-ish crime stories are dragging the crime genre into new realms. He lives in Wooster, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children.

Rob Rains is the author or co-author of nine sports books, including "Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero" for St. Martin's Press. He also wrote "The St. Louis Cardinals: The 100th Anniversary History," as well as co-authored "Red: A Baseball Life" with Cardinal Hall of Famer, Red Schoendienst, and "Jack Buck: That's a Winner!" with broadcaster Jack Buck. A frequent contributor to "The Sporting News," Rains lives with his family in St. Louis.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding
• Publisher: Econo-Clad Books (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613176642
• ISBN-13: 978-0613176644
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,699,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great book for the kids!, October 2, 2000

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Kelli De Stefano (Lodi,NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Derek Jeter the Yankee Kid (Baseball Superstar) (Paperback)

If you have little Jetermaniacs at home, then this a must have! Jeteris one of the best role models today to our children, and this book is a great big thank you for it!