{"id":30084,"date":"2024-11-23T11:14:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T11:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-mad-dash-a-little-league-teams-pursuit-of-championship-glory\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T11:14:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T11:14:43","slug":"the-mad-dash-a-little-league-teams-pursuit-of-championship-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-mad-dash-a-little-league-teams-pursuit-of-championship-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mad Dash: A Little League Team\u2019s Pursuit of Championship Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\"><del>$12.99<\/del> - $9.95<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Nov 23, 2024 11:14:43 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/1947744097?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n  \u201cIf you like Matt Christopher, you\u2019ll love David Aretha.\u201d \u2013 Million-selling children\u2019s book author Dan Gutman<\/p>\n<p>From \u201cBugs Bunny change-ups\u201d to \u201cgoing full gorilla,\u201d David Aretha instills excitement, humor, and inspiration into The Mad Dash. Jacob\u2019s Little League team, Morey\u2019s Funeral Home, is a perennial loser. But this ragtag squad of 10-year-olds has a new coach and a \u201cya gotta believe\u201d attitude for opening day. Standing in the way of a championship is the best team in the league, the \u201cinvincible\u201d Bankees. To beat their nemesis, Jacob\u2019s team will need help from everybody, including the emotionally troubled Rupa, the club\u2019s worst player. Can the underdog Morey\u2019s Funeral Home team storm to victory?<\/p>\n<p>David Aretha, a two-time Moonbeam Children\u2019s Book Award winner, has written and edited dozens of baseball books and documentaries, including movies screened at the Baseball Hall of Fame Film Festival in Cooperstown. He also has written player bios for thousands of Topps baseball cards.<\/p>\n<p>Has been shelved under:<\/p>\n<p>sports books for teenssports books for boysbaseball books boysshort stories for kidsbaseball books kidssports books for teen boysbaseball books for kidskids baseball bookssports books for boys 9-12baseball books for boys 9-12kids baseball books ages 9-12books baseball for kids<\/p>\n<p>The Mad Dash is ideal for fans of:<\/p>\n<p>Dog Man: Fetch-22 by Dav PilkeyThe Penderwicks by Jeanne BirdsallI Can Read Level 2A Big Day for Baseball (Magic Tree House) by Mary Pope OsborneThe Running Dream by Wendelin Van DraanenBallpark Mysteries by David A. KellyLittle League by Matt ChristopherThe Home Team by Mike LupicaThe Contract Series by Derek JeterThe Boy Who Saved Baseball by John RitterBaseball Great by Tim GreenBaseball Card Adventures by Dan Gutman    <\/p>\n<p> Publisher                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Twisted Key Publishing, LLC (November 18, 2017) <br \/> Language                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 English <br \/> Paperback                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 100 pages <br \/> ISBN-10                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 1947744097 <br \/> ISBN-13                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 978-1947744097 <br \/> Reading age                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 6 &#8211; 12 years <br \/> Grade level                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Preschool &#8211; 1 <br \/> Item Weight                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 4.3 ounces <br \/> Dimensions                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 5 x 0.25 x 8 inches <\/p>\n<div id=\"product-summary\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-widget-summary\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\">\n<div class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-\">\n<h3 data-hook=\"cr-insights-heading-label\" class=\"a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-bold\">Customers say<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"a-spacing-small\"><span>Customers find the humor in the book funny and realistic. 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