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Can Koby handle the spotlight?

It’s Opening Day for the Monticello Cardinals baseball team, but the stands are virtually empty. For the past six years, the
Cardinals have swept the basement of their league, and the fans have no reason to believe this year is going to be any different.Then
Koby Caplin takes the mound — and from his first game on, his rocket right arm mows down the competition. Soon it’s Standing
Room Only at the games.The sports column in the school newspaper is full of praise for his achievements — so much so that
he comes to the attention of the local news station. When Koby is chosen as the subject for a documentary on middle school
athletics, the whole team is psyched. So why is it that as the season heats up, Koby’s teammates turn cool to him?

Matt Christopher
is the writer young readers turn to when they’re looking for fast-paced, action-packed sports novels. For a listing of all
his titles, turn to the last pages of this book.

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Previously published as
Crackerjack Halfback