Safe at Home: A Baseball Card Mystery Eventually Trevor learns some priceless lessons about friendship, truth and forgiveness. Trevor's joy is threatened by the mysterious disappearance of the card and by his friends' skepticism about great-grandpa's claim of being the only ma
| TITLE | : | Safe at Home: A Baseball Card Mystery |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.84 (539 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0982165218 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| PAGES | : | 96 Pages |
| PUBLISH | : | 2009-04-02 |
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Safe at Home is a heartwarming story about Trevor, an 11-year-old boy whose aged great-grandfather gives him a 1915 Babe Ruth baseball card valued at $50,000. Trevor's joy is threatened by the mysterious disappearance of the card and by his friends' skepticism about great-grandpa's claim of being the only man in baseball history to steal home off Babe Ruth. Eventually Trevor learns some priceless lessons about friendship, truth and forgiveness.
EDITORIAL :
About the Author Robert Skead has three great loves: his family, writing and baseball. An avid New York Yankees fan, his affection for the game began in third grade when his dad bought him his first glove. His favorite subject while growing up was always creative writing. It was a talent his mother noticed and encouraged him to pursue as a young man. Robert lives with his wife and family in New Jersey. He is also the author of: Hitting Glory, A baseball bat adventure; Elves Can't Dunk, Elves Can't Tackle and Elves Can't Kick.
REVIEW :
Obviously, you can share the gospel. I loved the story and the characters so I would have given 5. We'll have a winsome, peaceful attitude as we go about our work because we no longer "need" the work to give us meaning and worth (we got those from God). Nuala O'Faolain is completely frank and honest without sacrificing elegant prose sa memoirist unconcerned with image. The letters that were incorporated into the text and the writer's gripping style makes this a hard book to put down as it features many little known facts of the 'missing', their families and their personal connections.
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