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Negron delivers the second book in his series that begins in The Boy of Steel about the special connection baseball fosters between friends from different backgrounds. Here Negron imagines meeting two of the game s greatest players: Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson. Full color. Skippy and Connor don t like each other. In fact each of them wants a new roommate because the other is too different. Stuck in the hospital with serious illnesses the boys get a surprise visit from Ray a Yankee batboy who whisks them away on a magical journey back in time to meet the legendary Babe Ruth. The adventure doesn t stop there as the Bambino takes them to see baseball hero Jackie Robinson play at Ebbets Field. Along the way the Babe and Jackie share some unforgettable lessons with their young friends about baseball friendship and accepting others differences. Ray Negron and Laura Seeley the New York Times bestselling team from the boy of steel have hit another home run with The Greatest Story Never Told: The Babe and Jackie a touching story inspired by real events related to Ray by Babe Ruth s granddaughter.
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