At the Plate with Sammy Sosa

Throughout the 1998 baseball season, two names made the headlines more than any others: Mark McGwire, the eventual home run king, and Sammy Sosa, the runner-up in a race that won the hearts of baseball fans worldwide. Yet at the end of the day, it was Sosa who walked away with the National League's MVP award, not McGwire. Why? Because Sosa had dug the dismal 1997 Chicago Cubs out of the cellar not just with his home runs, but also with his spectacular all-around play. Yet Sosa's contributions off the field, both in the States and in his native land, the Dominican Republic, are even more impressive. In this powerful biography of one of the most admired sluggers in baseball, Matt Christopher, the number one sports series for kids, traces Sosa's life from his poverty-stricken childhood-when shining shoes put food on the table-to his professional career. For more information on the Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf, please see the last pages of this book.

Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/01/1999
Pages: 140
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.06w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780316134774

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 32577 / At the Plate With...Sammy Sosa

About the Author
Matt Christopher is the best selling name behind more than 100 sports-themed books for young readers.