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Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid

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Paperback
$7.99 US
5.19"W x 7.63"H x 0.41"D   | 4 oz | 48 per carton
On sale Dec 02, 1990 | 160 Pages | 978-0-440-40396-8
Age 8-12 years | Grades 3-7
Reading Level: Lexile 640L | Fountas & Pinnell S

An ALA Notable Children’s Book from the award-winning author of Monster in which “wit, sensitivity, and insight [are combined] to create this funny, fast-paced story about three orphaned children and the Elks, a Little League baseball team” (Publishers Weekly).
 
T.J., his younger brother, Moondance, and Mop—Miss Olivia Parrish—grew up together in the same orphanage. Now T.J. and Moondance have been adopted, and Mop has to find a family before the orphanage closes and “leftover” kids are sent away. Mop hopes that if she can play catcher for the Elks, the Little League baseball team that her friends have joined, the coach will be so impressed that he and his wife will adopt her.

It’s going to take a lot of teamwork for her, T.J, and little Moondance to make their dreams come true!

  • WINNER | 1995
    Massachusetts Children's Book Master List
"Myers combines wit, sensitivity and insight to create this funny, fast-paced story about three orphaned children and the Elks, a Little League baseball team....Myers' keen sense of humor, quick, natural dialogue and irresistible protagonists make this novel a winner."--Publishers Weekly.
© Ken Petretti
Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014) was one of the premier authors of children’s books. Among his many honors are two Newbery Honor Books, Scorpions and Somewhere in the Darkness. He is also a two-time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for Now Is Your Time! and Fallen Angels. In addition, Myers has received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his contribution to young adult literature. Myers was also named the 2012 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.  View titles by Walter Dean Myers

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An ALA Notable Children’s Book from the award-winning author of Monster in which “wit, sensitivity, and insight [are combined] to create this funny, fast-paced story about three orphaned children and the Elks, a Little League baseball team” (Publishers Weekly).
 
T.J., his younger brother, Moondance, and Mop—Miss Olivia Parrish—grew up together in the same orphanage. Now T.J. and Moondance have been adopted, and Mop has to find a family before the orphanage closes and “leftover” kids are sent away. Mop hopes that if she can play catcher for the Elks, the Little League baseball team that her friends have joined, the coach will be so impressed that he and his wife will adopt her.

It’s going to take a lot of teamwork for her, T.J, and little Moondance to make their dreams come true!

Awards

  • WINNER | 1995
    Massachusetts Children's Book Master List

Praise

"Myers combines wit, sensitivity and insight to create this funny, fast-paced story about three orphaned children and the Elks, a Little League baseball team....Myers' keen sense of humor, quick, natural dialogue and irresistible protagonists make this novel a winner."--Publishers Weekly.

Author

© Ken Petretti
Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014) was one of the premier authors of children’s books. Among his many honors are two Newbery Honor Books, Scorpions and Somewhere in the Darkness. He is also a two-time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for Now Is Your Time! and Fallen Angels. In addition, Myers has received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his contribution to young adult literature. Myers was also named the 2012 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.  View titles by Walter Dean Myers