Magic in the Outfield, 1 - (Sluggers) by Loren Long & Phil Bildner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>First published as the bestselling Barnstormers books, the Sluggers series features the Travelin' Nine baseball team and the Payne kids, who must solve the mystery of the baseball their uncle gave them that seems to create magic (and trouble) wherever they go. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Griffith, Graham, and Ruby's father passed away in the war. And now they must join their mother and their father's wartime traveling baseball team, The Travelin' Nine, on a tour of America to raise money. No one will tell the kids why the team needs money so badly. Their only clue is a baseball with a hole the size of an acorn in it that their Uncle Owen gave to them the night of their father's funeral. They know very little about its significance except that their father made it with his own two hands and carried it with him throughout the war. And when all three kids hold the ball, strange things begin to happen...<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obama's <i>Of Thee I Sing</i>; the newest version of <i>The Little Engine that Could</i> by Watty Piper; Madonna's second picture book, <i>Mr. Peabody's Apples</i>; <i>Nightsong</i> by Ari Berk; Frank McCourt's <i>Angela and the Baby Jesus</i>; <i>Love</i> by Matt de la Peña; and <i>If I Was the Sunshine </i>by Julie Fogliano. He also wrote and illustrated the Otis series and was part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. Loren's work has appeared in <i>Time</i>, <i>Sports Illustrated</i>, <i>Forbes</i>, <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>, and <i>The Atlantic</i>. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com. <p/>Phil Bildner is a former New York City public school teacher who lives in Newburgh, New York. He spends much of his year visiting schools and libraries around the country and world. He is the author of over twenty books including the middle grade novel <i>A Whole New Ballgame</i> and picture books <i>Marvelous Cornelius</i>, <i>The Soccer Fence</i>, <i>The Hallelujah Flight</i>, and <i>Twenty-One Elephants</i>. Along with Loren Long, he is the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Sluggers series. Visit him online at PhilBildner.com.
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