{"product_id":"hit-miss-hardcover","title":"Hit \u0026 Miss - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Jeter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Mantell\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second middle grade book in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Jeter Publishing imprint, \u003ci\u003eHit \u0026amp; Miss\u003c\/i\u003e is a baseball novel inspired by the youth of legendary sports icon and role model Derek Jeter.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Just try to make solid contact, stay level and in control. Positive thoughts only, right?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat's the advice Derek's father gives him about batting--and a lot more. It seems that Little League season is here. Throughout the long Michigan winter, Derek thought that Opening Day might never come. Now at last he can pursue his dream of one day playing shortstop for the New York Yankees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs luck would have it, he's on the Red Sox this year, and they seem to have more talent than the Tigers, the team he was on when last season ended in disappointment. His best friend, Vijay, is with him again, and Derek gets the same number--13!--that his father wore in college. Now if the new kid with the chauffeur turns out to be a player, well, the Red Sox might just win it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as Derek finds out, both baseball and life are hard. Before the season is over, he'll break out of a slump, bring his teammates closer together, learn a new sport, solve the mystery of why his sister Sharlee seems so quiet, and suffer the consequences for violating \"The Contract\" he had signed with his parents. Before he can move closer to his dream, there are many lessons to be learned.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerek Jeter is a fourteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series winner who has played for one team--the storied New York Yankees--for all twenty seasons of his major league career. His grace and class on and off the field have made him an icon and role model far beyond the world of baseball. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Mantell is the author of more than 100 books for young readers, including books in the Hardy Boys and Matt Christopher series.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hit \u0026amp; Miss\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47391332696242,"sku":"9781481423151","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3bf8a23f3ea6234f94e808d33c1aae6f.webp?v=1777953704","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/hit-miss-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}