“If you like Matt Christopher, you’ll love David Aretha.” – Million-selling children’s book author Dan GutmanFrom “Bugs Bunny change-ups” to “going full gorilla,” David Aretha instills excitement, humor, and inspiration into The Mad Dash. Jacob’s Little League team, Morey’s Funeral Home, is a perennial loser. But this ragtag squad of 10-year-olds has a new coach and a “ya gotta believe” attitude for opening day. Standing in the way of a championship is the best team in the league, the “invincible” Bankees. To beat their nemesis, Jacob’s team will need help from everybody, including the emotionally troubled Rupa, the club’s worst player. Can the underdog Morey’s Funeral Home team storm to victory?David Aretha, a two-time Moonbeam Children’s 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.Has been shelved under: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 kidsThe Mad Dash is ideal for fans of: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
✔ Author(s): David Aretha
✔ Title: The Mad Dash: A Little League Team’s Pursuit of Championship Glory
✔ Rating : 4.6 out of 5 base on (94 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1947744097
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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