He was the world's greatest athlete, and a heroβuntil his medals were taken away. Stosh is shocked when his enemy, Bobby Fuller, begs him for a favor. He wants Stosh to take him back in time to meet Native American Jim Thorpeβan Olympic champion who lost his medals in a scandal. Thorpe went on to
Abner & Me (Baseball Card Adventures)
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Reprint. Originally published: 1999
<p> Joe Stoshack lives for baseball. He knows everything there is to know about the game -- except how to play well. His specialty is striking out. Stosh feels like a real loser, and when he takes a low-paying job cleaning a bunch of junk out of his neighbor's attic, he feels even worse -- until he
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