Super Sox Break the Curse
From the Set Underdogs: Sports Champions
Super Sox Break the Curse takes readers inside the famous 2004 Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees American League Championsip game leading up to the Red Sox 2004 World Series win. Provides background leading up to the game, review of the game, why the world was shocked, and what happened afterward. From players no one believed in to teams no one thought could win, Underdogs: Sports Champions covers some of history's greatest underdogs. Written in a strong narrative nonfiction style, the storytelling in these books will captivate readers. The series includes considerate vocabulary, engaging content, clear text and formatting, and compelling photos. Educational sidebars include extra fun facts and information.
| Interest Level | Grade 5 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| Dewey | 796.357/640974461 |
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| Guided Reading Level | M |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | 45th Parallel Press |
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| Available Formats | Reinforced book (9781668927762), Paperback (9781668928813), PDF (9781668931769), ePub (9781668930281), Hosted ebook (9781668934722), Kindle (9781668933244) |
| Copyright | 2024 |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Dimensions | 7 x 9 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs |
Author: Martin Gitlin
Marty Gitlin is a sports book author based in Cleveland. He won more than 45 awards as a newspaper sportswriter from 1991 to 2002. Included was a first-place award from the Associated Press for his coverage of the 1995 World Series. He has had more than 200 books published since 2006. Most of them were written for students.
| Activities for further learning |
| Author/Illustrator biography |
| Glossary of key words |
| Index |
| Informative sidebars |
| Table of contents |
| Full-color photographs |