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Name: What a catch!
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Dean Hughes

Brian Waters is so nervous that he can't seem to do anything right on his little league team, the Angel Park Dodgers, but a pep talk from a big league star psyches him up to make a winning catch.

First publish date: 1990

Authors: Dean Hughes

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