Double Play at Short

Double Play at Short
ISBN-10
031609479X
ISBN-13
9780316094795
Category
Juvenile Fiction
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2009-12-19
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Author
Matt Christopher

Description

Twelve-year-old Danny thinks that there is something very familiar about the girl who plays shortstop on the team he faces during the championship series, and his curiosity leads him to a surprising discovery about his own adoption.

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