At the Plate with...Sammy Sosa

At the Plate with...Sammy Sosa
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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 71
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ISBN-10 : 9780316093729
ISBN-13 : 0316093726
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Book Synopsis At the Plate with...Sammy Sosa by : Matt Christopher

Download or read book At the Plate with...Sammy Sosa written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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