{"product_id":"super-slugger-paperback","title":"Super Slugger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful tale of body positivity in sports by legendary short-stop and a veteran sportswriter Cal Ripkin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCody Parker is the new kid in school. He's overweight, scared and hates his new life in Dullsville, Maryland, aka Baltimore, where he's a target okay, a \u003ci\u003ebig\u003c\/i\u003e target for brutal teasing. But he loves baseball. And despite his size, he plays third base like a dream. Too bad he's competing for the starting job on the Orioles of the Dulaney Babe Ruth League against budding hoodlum Dante Rizzo, who vows to squeeze Cody's head like a grape if he beats him out. Life gets even more complicated when Cody's school, York Middle, is beset by a rash of mysterious thefts, a crime wave that threatens to sideline Cody and ruin a golden season for the Orioles. Will Cody ever succeed in getting people to see him for who he really is?","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51452338307295,"sku":"9781423140047","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/oZ6KPzCdDZ9781423140047.webp?v=1790286872","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/super-slugger-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}