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RALLY CAPS | Paperback

by Stephen J. Cutler (Author), Jodi Cutler Del Dottore (Author)

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$16.95

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Binding:

Paperback

Publisher:

PublishAmerica

Page Count:

87 Pages

Publication Date:

April 16, 2007

Sales Rank:

622,477nd

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
RALLY CAPS is a humorous, fun-filled baseball and camp story. Ten year old Jordan is injured in an unfortunate and frightening accident while trying out for the Little League Travel team. Recovery is difficult. At summer camp he struggles to conquer his anxiety and fear in order to return to his beloved game of baseball. He forms a friendship with a deaf Italian boy, Luca, who wears a cochlear implant. Luca’s compelling positive nothing is impossible attitude, along with the inspiration he draws from his idol, Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., gives Jordan the courage to return to baseball with a passion. Find out what happens as “Rally Caps” are raised in the bottom of the final inning in the biggest game of Jordan’s life. Boys and girls alike will enjoy this touching story of persevering through difficult times.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 7 reviews)

Cal Ripken Jr. and Brooks Robinson Endorse RALLY CAPS! by Stephen J. Cutler

5 Stars
February 16, 2008
"RALLY CAPS is a heartwarming book about perseverance and courage. Congratulations to Steve and Jodi for taking the challenges in their lives and turning it into a wonderful book that helps teach valuable lessons of acceptance and resilience to kids and adults alike." --Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame 2007 "RALLY CAPS celebrates the game of baseball as it's meant to be played by teaching kids fundamentals and teamwork with a few entertaining old-fashioned pranks. This is one story I'll be reading with my grandchildren." -- Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame 1983

Inspirational story of kids by Reader Views (Austin, Texas)

5 Stars
January 30, 2008
Reviewed by Brianne Plach (age 10) for Reader Views (1/08) Do you love one sport more than any of the others? Jordan loves baseball and he thinks he is pretty good at it. He wants to make it onto the traveling team. Due to a tragic accident, he is unable to make it. Just when he thinks that his life will never be the same, he realizes his life is not the same, but could something good come out of bad? Jordan ends up meeting another boy who has to live a hard life. But the other boy doesn't seem to make that big of a deal out of his disability. The boy has to wear a hearing aid! But even with a hearing aid and facing incredible odds, he still gets to play baseball. Never say the dream of playing baseball is impossible. With persistence, inspiration from unlikely places and determination, no mountain is too high to climb. "Rally Caps" is a great book for baseball fans, both boys and girls. "Rally Caps" is an inspirational story for kids. I particularly liked this book because I too play softball. One of the other girls on my team last year had hearing aids in both of her ears. I was inspired by her and her determination to be a success. I couldn't help think about her when reading about Jordan. Don't let any thing keep you from playing your favorite sport. Play Ball!

Stories for Children Book 4 star Review by V. S. Grenier (Ivins, Utah USA)

4 Stars
October 20, 2007
This is a terrific children's book about baseball by two authors who really know the game well. As told through the eyes of 10-year old Jordan, this fictional novel takes us through Jordan's injury when a flying bat breaks his nose accidentally, to his attendance at a baseball camp where his older brother is his Counselor. In his cabin, he meets Luca, a boy from Italy that wears a hearing implant, and his sister, Niki, who's disguised as a boy so she can play centerfield for their camp team. There are high pranks going on between Jordan's cabin team, the Orioles, and a neighboring cabin, the Yankees. The book is full of baseball trivia and knowledge about the great ones, such as Cal Ripken Jr., Luis Tiant, Ty Cobb, etc. Luca helps Jordan overcome his fear of playing baseball again and teaches him a secret "knuckle-curve" pitch that Luca learned from Luis Tiant when he was in Italy. Luca also teaches Jordan many lessons about life, and taking what life throws at you, learning from it, and turning that knowledge into success. There is the use of "butts", "piss-ant", and "piss" in this story, but that's the worst of the language that a parent might find objectionable. All in all, the concentration is on relationships between the team players and the wonderful game of baseball - a very enjoyable book for anyone interested in the game and how it is really played.

Awesome read! by R. L. Whitehead (Grosseto, Italy)

5 Stars
June 16, 2007
This type of fiction is awesome for tween aged kids to read. Jodi Cutler Del Dottore is a talented author and I am looking forward to more inspiring stories written by her in the future.

Rally Caps is a Home Run by Kelli Kolodny

5 Stars
May 24, 2007
What a wonderful and important story! It makes you realize how people touch and are touched by you throughout your lives. Rally Caps is well written, warm, humorous, and speaks to people of all ages.

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