Stealing Home (Matt Christopher) [Paperback]

Matt Christopher (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Matt Christopher

Joey is sure he will not get along with the exchange student from Nicaragua who is staying with his family for a year, but they find common ground on the baseball field.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6–Joey Gallagher plays center field. When his team's star pitcher is injured, the seventh grader takes over and successfully completes two innings for a win and becomes the hero. Then Jesus arrives from Nicaragua to spend the year with the Gallagher family as a foreign exchange student. Joey adapts quite well–until his guest turns out to be a spectacular baseball player and steals Joey's thunder. There's enough game action to satisfy baseball fans; the school and family scenes are realistically portrayed; and the lessons, including one about appreciating the riches most Americans have in comparison to much of the rest of the world, are integrated well without being preachy. Another hit in a popular series.–Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha, WI
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About the Author

Matt Christopher is the name behind more than seventy-five sports-themed books for children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316607428
• ISBN-13: 978-0316607421
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.4 x 7.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #789,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!By AC from North Boulevard, November 20, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Stealing Home (Matt Christopher) (Paperback)

The book I am reviewing is written by Matt Christopher. The book's name is Stealing Home. I think this book deserves five stars because the book is fun to read, has a lot of feeling, and it also is great because it has a lot of friendship in it. This book is about a kid named Joey and a foreign exchange student that comes to live with Joey. The problem in the story is that Joey is jealous that Jesus is getting all the attention and that he is a new superstar on Joey's baseball team which Joey just was. The problem is solved when Joey really thinks about how he would feel if he went away for a year and the people you were staying with were mean to you, so Joey decides to let Jesus have the best time he can have and to not be jealous. I'd recommend this book to people who like baseball. Other books written by this author are Long-Arm-Quarterback and Halfback Attack.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stealing Home, June 23, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Stealing Home (Matt Christopher) (Paperback)

As an older fan of Matt Christopher books, I was very impressed with the story line in this baseball book. I would highly recommend this book as it serves as a life lesson too.