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Safe at Second

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By Scott Johnson
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - (Philomel)
Safe at Second
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Todd Bannisters future is as bright as a new baseball. With a fastball destined for the major leagues, a shelf overflowing with trophies, college and pro scouts lined up at his door not to mention Melissa, his beautiful girlfriend, and Paulie, his best friend and number one fan Todd has it all. Then comes the line drive off a bat that strikes Todd square in the face. Now things are different. Life looks a lot darker when viewed through a glass eye.Can Todd find the determination to pitch again? Or perhaps more important can he find the courage to move on with his life, despite a world that seems desperate for him to remain in the past? Told from Paulies point of view, this multilayered story about the pursuit of a dream will leave readers cheering just when they least expect it.

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59100 words59,100 words
245 pages245 pages
Lexile 700LLexile 700L
Published 1999Published 1999

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Book ISBN:

9780399233654

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