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Starred Review on April 1, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 4
K-Gr 3—Here's a fun and true story to start out the baseball season. Vernick relates the history of the Acerra family's 16 children, consisting of 12 boys who formed their own semiprofessional baseball team in Long Branch, NJ, during the 1930s. Their dad was their coach and biggest fan. The team is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame for being the all-time longest-playing all-brother ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on April 1, 2012
Surprisingly, from the 1860s to the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
The Acerras of Long Branch, New Jersey, had twelve boys and four girls. In 1938, the oldest nine boys created their own semi-p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More