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Key Phrases: home run chase, home run number, pennant race, Sammy Sosa, White Sox, Dominican Republic (more...)
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Throughout the 1998 baseball season, two names made the headlines more than any others: Mark McGwire, the eventual home run king, and Sammy Sosa, the runner-up in a race that won the hearts of baseball fans worldwide. Yet at the end of the day, it was Sosa who walked away with the National League's MVP award, not McGwire. Why? Because Sosa had dug the dismal 1997 Chicago Cubs out of the cellar not just with his home runs, but also with his spectacular all-around play. Yet Sosa's contributions off the field, both in the States and in his native land, the Dominican Republic, are even more impressive. In this powerful biography of one of the most admired sluggers in baseball, Matt Christopher, the number one sports series for kids, traces Sosa's life from his poverty-stricken childhood-when shining shoes put food on the table-to his professional career. For more information on the Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf, please see the last pages of this book.

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  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0316134775
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316134774
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #799,566 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sammy Sosa review, June 2, 2004
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I liked the biography that I read because I learned that he has turned into one of the most homerun hitters of all time.
This book has some interesting facts about his life I was especially surprised to learn that when he was seven he wanted to help his mother inside the house instead of playing with his brothers and sisters.
I would highly recommend it to people who like to read about other people and sport books. I loved this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars At the plate with Sammy Sosa, July 15, 2004
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I think this book is very good because it's very educational for us kids.I really recommend this book to other kids because it gives an authur's message of hard work really pays off.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, June 18, 2004
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This great book on Sammy Sosa is superior in every way to most of the "cash-in" paperbacks written on baseball superstars. Well-written, engaging and full of information, Sosa may not be baseball's Superman, but he is an interesting guy profiled in this interesting book. Buy it[...]
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1.0 out of 5 stars Terriblious!!!!!!!! this book sucks
This book is terrible. He is 1 of the worst players in the MLB!!!!!

In the home run derby he corked his bat and they found out!!!! Read more
Published on February 27, 2007

5.0 out of 5 stars RECOMMENDED
This is a fun book that looks at a great superstar whose legacy will get better over time.

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Published on June 12, 2004 by Steven R. Travers

5.0 out of 5 stars Classis Sports Biography book
I enjoy reading all of Matt Christopher's books because they are fun to read while at the same time discuss interesting topics. This book was especially interesting. Read more
Published on June 15, 2000

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