书目

Horsin'Around

内容简介

Theyearis1899,andtheTravelin'Ninearecrisscrossingthegoodol'U.S.ofA.,raisingmoneytopayoffthePaynefamily'sbig-leaguedebt!AstheteamheadsintotheRiverCity,Griffithisbeginningtorealizethatthere'smoreatriskthanmeetstheeye,somethingbeyondtheneedtoraisemoney—somethinginvolvingtheballthatcouldputhisentirefamilyindanger.Rubyiseagertohelpsolvethemysteryoftheballandplansonkeepinghereyesandearswideopenandwritingeverythingdown.Sheknowstheanswerisoutthere.Allshehastodoisseethethingsthatothersdon't.Andfigureoutwhatthosethingsmean.Thenthere'sGraham,whousuallyonlythinksabouthowtogetmoretimeonthebaseballfield.Evenhe'sbeginningtonoticethattherearestrangeandshadycharactersatjustabouteveryturn.Finallythere'stheChancellor,oneofthewealthiestandgreediestbusinessmenintheentireworld.Anditlookslikehe'sgothiseyeontheball!

作者简介

LorenLongillustratedPresidentBarackObama’sOfTheeISing;thenewestversionofTheLittleEnginethatCould;Madonna’ssecondpicturebook,Mr.Peabody’sApples;andtheBarnstormersseries.HealsoillustratedFrankMcCourt'sAngelaandtheBabyJesusandispartoftheDesignGarageforJonScieszka’sTrucktownseries.Loren’sworkhasappearedinTime,SportsIllustrated,Forbes,TheWallStreetJournal,andAtlanticMonthly.HeliveswithhiswifeandtwosonsinWestchester,Ohio.VisithimatLorenLong.com.PhilBildneristheauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellingSluggers!series,theTexasBluebonnetAward-winningShoelessJoe&BlackBetsyanditscompanion,TheShotHeard'RoundtheWorld,bothillustratedbyC.F.Payne;andTwenty-OneElephants,illustratedbyLeUyenPham.HislatestpicturebookisTurkeyBowl,illustratedbyC.FPayne.HelivesinBrooklyn,NewYork.

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