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Two brothers called up from the minor leagues try to turn around the Brooklyn Dodgers' dismal prospects It's late in the season, and the Brooklyn Dodgers have been flagging, dropping through the ranks as the Pittsburgh Pirates take the league. When a scout brings Spike and Bob Russell up from the minor leagues, the "Keystone Kids" quickly prove their worth. With Spike at shortstop and Bob at second base, the future starts to look a little brighter-but Spike sees the slumping team begin to fall apart again the following year, as even his own brother picks on Klein, the new Jewish catcher. Exasperated and tired of being in last place, owner Jack MacManus unexpectedly promotes Spike to manager, hoping to shake his team of its losing habit.
Autoren-Porträt von John R. Tunis
John R. Tunis (1889-1975) was a novelist and sportswriter best remembered for his series of novels about the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and '50s. Born in Boston, Tunis graduated from Harvard University and then served in the Army during World War I. He began writing sports columns in 1925 and was soon contributing to dozens of publications, including the New Yorker, Reader's Digest, Esquire, and the Saturday Evening Post. A tennis player himself, Tunis broadcast the first Wimbledon match to air in the United States in 1934.
Bibliographische Angaben
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Autor:
John R. Tunis
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Altersempfehlung: 12 - 16 Jahre
- 2011, 239 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Open Road Media Teen & Tween
- ISBN-10: 1453221158
- ISBN-13: 9781453221150
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.07.2011
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Dateiformat: ePub
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Größe: 0.32 MB
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Pressezitat
“When those hypothetical historians of the next century begin to investigate the sports world of our day they will do well to turn to the works of John Tunis. . . . [The] theme of sportsmanship in the fuller sense rings clearly through its racing prose—a challenge to young Americans who must all answer in one form or another the issue which it presents.” —The New York Times
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