On October 1, 1932, during Game Three of the Chicago Cubs--New York Yankees World Series, Babe Ruth belted a long home run to straightaway centerfield. According to legend, just before he hit, Babe pointed to the centerfield bleachers and boldly predicted he would slam the next pitch there. Did h...
I've read most of the books of this series but this book is probably my favorite. This text tells the story of the Stoshack family. They are extremly poor and need some money and they need it fast. So Joey Stoshack a kid was offered to clean the attic of their neighbor Mrs. Young. She offered to ...
Back in TimetDo you wish that you can travel back in time and meet the person you admire most? Joe Stoshack, a young man from the novel Jackie and Me written by Dan Gutman, was able to do so. Joe has the incredible gift to travel back in time by holding any baseball card to his chest. In this nov...
Plot:Joe Stoshack, or Stosh, is a baseball fanatic. He has a special gift for traveling through time with baseball cards. In this adventure, Stosh wants to go back into time to help Shoeless Joe Jackson, a famous baseball player from 1919. Shoeless Joe was a fantastic left fielder for the White S...
"You wanna know who threw the fastest pitch ever?"Many baseball players claim that Satchel Paige was the fastest pitcher in the history of the game. Stosh and his coach, Flip Valentini, are on a mission to find out. With radar gun in tow, they travel back to 1942 and watch Satch pitch to power hi...
When Joe Stoshack's dad ends up in the hospital after a car accident, he has two words to say to his son: Mickey Mantle. For Stosh has a special power -- with a baseball card in hand, he can travel back in time. And his dad has a rare card -- Mantle's valuable 1951 rookie card. "I've been thinkin...
Plot-There has always been a controversy between who created the game of baseball. Most people say it was Abner Doubleday. Joe Stoshack, also known as Stosh, wants to travel back in time to find out the truth. The only problem is, is that there is no baseball card of Abner Doubleday. Stosh sent o...