Left-Handed Shortstop [Paperback]

Patricia Reilly Giff (Author)

Book Description

What is Walter Moles to do? A budding ecologist,  he'd rather pick up bugs with his pooter than  field baseballs. But the honor of the fourth grade is  at stake because the fifth grade had challenged it  to a baseball game.



In the  excitement, Goony, the hotheaded captain of the  fourth-grade team, chooses Walter as his star shortstop.  And Goony won't give Walter a chance to confess  that he's a lousy ball player or to tell him that  there hasn't been a left-handed shortstop since 1892.  Walter has got to become a great shortstop in a  hurry or else find a way to weasel out of the game.  Can his good pal Casey Valentine scheme up a  surefire strategy that will keep Walter from striking  out?

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What is Walter Moles to do? A budding ecologist, he'd rather pick up bugs with his pooter than field baseballs. But the honor of the fourth grade is at stake because the fifth grade had challenged it to a baseball game.

In the excitement, Goony, the hotheaded captain of the fourth-grade team, chooses Walter as his star shortstop. And Goony won't give Walter a chance to confess that he's a lousy ball player or to tell him that there hasn't been a left-handed shortstop since 1892. Walter has got to become a great shortstop in a hurry or else find a way to weasel out of the game. Can his good pal Casey Valentine scheme up a surefire strategy that will keep Walter from striking out?

From the Inside Flap

What is Walter Moles to do? A budding ecologist,  he'd rather pick up bugs with his pooter than  field baseballs. But the honor of the fourth grade is  at stake because the fifth grade had challenged it  to a baseball game.



In the  excitement, Goony, the hotheaded captain of the  fourth-grade team, chooses Walter as his star shortstop.  And Goony won't give Walter a chance to confess  that he's a lousy ball player or to tell him that  there hasn't been a left-handed shortstop since 1892.  Walter has got to become a great shortstop in a  hurry or else find a way to weasel out of the game.  Can his good pal Casey Valentine scheme up a  surefire strategy that will keep Walter from striking  out?

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (October 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440446724
• ISBN-13: 978-0440446729
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,136,232 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 Funny, a lot of fun, and so good!, October 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Left-Handed Shortstop (Paperback)

This is a really cool book. Walter is a neat guy who isn't the sports type; he's more of the intellectual type who's into his science experiments. There are a lot of funny parts that cracked me into fits of giggles. I wanted a papier mache' cast like Walters--but I wound up chickening out. You will really enjoy this book!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Never mind the blurb, October 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Left-Handed Shortstop (Paperback)

This book is one of my favorites of the Casey Valentine series because it has alot of Casey, who's my favorite, and also because Walter's insane scheme to fake a broken arm actually works, and insane schemes never work in kid's books!