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Zero's Slider (Peach Street Mudders) Paperback – January 1, 1996

by Matt Christopher (Author), Molly Delaney (Illustrator)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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While trying to ask Uncle Pete to coach for the Peach Street Mudders, Zero discovers that he can throw a slider when there's a big bandage on his injured thumb
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  1. Reading age
    8 - 10 years
  2. Print length
    63 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    3 - 4
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.25 x 8 inches
  6. Publisher
    Little Brown & Co
  7. Publication date
    January 1, 1996
  8. ISBN-10
    0316141291
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0316141291
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little Brown & Co (January 1, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 63 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316141291
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316141291
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 10 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 4
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.25 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Matt Christopher

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Matthew F. Christopher was born on August 16, 1917, in Bath, Pa. He was the oldest of nine children and a talented athlete, playing baseball, football and soccer in high school. He became interested in writing at the age of 14 and in 1940 had his first story published in a detective magazine. He began writing children's books in the mid 1950's with the publication of THE LUCKY BASEBALL BAT (Little, Brown and Company).

Christopher became well-known for his sports fiction novels for children with over 130 titles bearing his name. He was awarded numerous writing honors from state organizations as well as the 1993 Milner Award. Besides books, he had about 275 short stories and articles published in over 65 children and adult magazines over the years. He is considered America’s best selling sports book author.

Matt Christopher and his wife Cay were the parents of four children and the grandparents of ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He died in 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Marvin P. Ferguson
5.0 out of 5 stars Never Give Up
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2014
Unexpected circumstances may put a baseball player on the side lines, like an injury. Watching a baseball game on TV I see lots of players who are on the disabled lists all the time.
In this Peach Street Mudders series, when a pitcher injures his hand it looks like his pitching days are over until he learns a new pitch, "the slider," to compensate for his injury. The kids love it and he becomes a better pitcher.
The moral of this story is to never give up, but keep trying and hope. Kids of all ages will love this exciting baseball story, I give it five stars, and I'm Marvin P. Ferguson, author of THE UNKNOWN BASEBALL PLAYER.
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M. Heiss
4.0 out of 5 stars Very EASY, good values
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2010
The Peach Street Mudders series is very easy, and very encouraging for kids to calm down and keep trying. The reading level is for kids who are ready for a bit more than step readers -- the characters are boys.

"Zero's Slider" has a pitcher who injures his hand and suddenly gains a new pitch -- a slider! Maybe with his new talent, he will be able to interest his uncle in becoming the team's coach. With a lot of practice and encouragement, he becomes a better pitcher.

Nice story. No language. Not really interesting for moms, but good reading for kids.
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