"You wanna know who threw the fastest pitch ever?"

Many baseball players claim that Satchel Paige was the fastest pitcher in the history of the game. Stosh and his coach, Flip Valentini, are on a mission to find out. With radar gun in tow, they travel back to 1942 and watch Satch pitch to power hitter Josh Gibson in the Negro League World Series. They soon learn that everything about Satch is fast--whether it's his talking, driving, or getaways. But is he really the fastest pitcher who ever lived?

This baseball card adventure is a whirlwind of excitement, drama, and curveballs--starring one of the liveliest athletes in the game!

Author: Dan Gutman
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01/27/2009
Series: Baseball Card Adventures
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.3lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780060594930
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 103588 / Satch & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure

About the Author
Gutman, Dan: -

Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Files series; the Baseball Card Adventure series, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies around the world; and the My Weird School series, which has sold more than 12 million copies. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety-two state book award nominations. He lives in New York City with his wife, Nina. You can visit him online at www.dangutman.com.