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Roots in the Outfield

by Jane Z. Felder

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Criticized by his baseball teammates for being afraid of the ball, Josh leaves his mother in San Francisco to live with his father, stepmother, and stepsister in Milwaukee where he becomes entangled in a mystery involving his favorite professional player.

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Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee – 1992)

Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee – Children's – 1991)

Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Nominee – 1991)

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Genres: Fiction and Literature, Kids
LCC: PZ7 .Z685 .R — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
BISAC: JUV JUVENILE FICTION Sports & Recreation Baseball & Softball

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Languages: English
Media: Paper
ISBNs: 1
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Published: 1988
Genres: Fiction and Literature, Kids
LCC: PZ7 .Z685 .R

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