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The Hit-Away Kid

by Matt Christopher
Norman Dietz
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Barry McGee likes being the Hit-Away Kid, the star of the Peach Street Mudders neighborhood baseball team. In fact, he likes it so much that he's willing to cheat—just once in a while—to help his game. He tells the umpire that he touched a base when he didn't even come close. He even picks up balls that he's dropped in the outfield—and swears the ball never left his glove. So far, Barry has been able to get away with cheating. But when a pitcher from a rival team discovers that the Hit-Away Kid isn't nearly as good as everyone thinks, Barry must decide which is more important: winning or playing fair. For over thirty years, Matt Christopher has been writing some of America's favorite sports stories for children. In The Hit-Away Kid, the beloved author weaves important lessons on honesty and good sportsmanship into an action-packed, swiftly paced story.
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Series: Peach Street Mudders Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781501932458
  • File size: 29002 KB
  • Release date: April 15, 2016
  • Duration: 01:00:25

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781501932458
  • File size: 29005 KB
  • Release date: April 15, 2016
  • Duration: 01:00:25
  • Number of parts: 1

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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:660
Text Difficulty:3

Barry McGee likes being the Hit-Away Kid, the star of the Peach Street Mudders neighborhood baseball team. In fact, he likes it so much that he's willing to cheat—just once in a while—to help his game. He tells the umpire that he touched a base when he didn't even come close. He even picks up balls that he's dropped in the outfield—and swears the ball never left his glove. So far, Barry has been able to get away with cheating. But when a pitcher from a rival team discovers that the Hit-Away Kid isn't nearly as good as everyone thinks, Barry must decide which is more important: winning or playing fair. For over thirty years, Matt Christopher has been writing some of America's favorite sports stories for children. In The Hit-Away Kid, the beloved author weaves important lessons on honesty and good sportsmanship into an action-packed, swiftly paced story.
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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature
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