内容简介
Sammy’ssoftballteamisincontentionfortheJuniorSlugger’sCup,andallshewantstodoishunkerdownbehindhomeplateandcatchstrikes.ButHeatherAcostabringsnewmeaningtotheterm“foulball”assheschemestogetSammykickedofftheteam.AndSammyisthrownawildpitchbyafranticgirlinthemall.ShebegsSammytowatchsomethingforherandthendashesoffbeforeSammyrealizesthatthebagshe’sleftholdingcontainsababy!Nowtherearesomepitchesthatyoushouldn’teventrytocatch,butSammy’satake-it-in-the-chest-protectorkindofplayer.Sowhenthegirldoesn’treturnforherbaby,Sammydecidestogofindher.Andhersearchleadsherintosituationsthatarejustnotcoveredinasoftballplaybook.
作者简介
BookshavealwaysbeenapartofWendelinVanDraanen’slife.Hermothertaughthertoreadatanearlyage,andshehasfondmemoriesofstorytimewithherfather,whensheandherbrotherswouldcuddleuparoundhimandlistentohimreadstories.Growingup,VanDraanenwasatomboywholovedtobeoutsidechasingdownadventure.Shedidnotdecidethatshewantedtobeanauthoruntilshewasanadult.Whenshetriedherhandatwritingascreenplayaboutafamilytragedy,shefoundtheprocessquitecatharticandfromthatexperience,turnedtowritingnovelsforadults.Shesoonstumbleduponthejoysofwritingforchildren.FeedbackfromherreadersisVanDraanen’sgreatestrewardforwriting.“OnegirlcameuptomeandtoldmeIchangedherlife.Itdoesn’tgetanybetterthanthat,”shesaid.VanDraanenhopestoleaveherreaderswithasensethattheyhavetheabilitytosteertheirowndestiny—thatindividualityisastrength,andthatwherethere’sawill,there’smostcertainlyaway.WendelinVanDraanenisthewinnerofthe1999EdgarAllanPoeAwardforBestChildren’sMysteryBookforSammyKeyesandtheHotelThiefandliveswithherhusbandandtwosonsinCalifornia.
