Slider
Slider is a book written by Patrick Robinson. The book was published in 2004 and is listed under the Sports & Recreation category. For readers who want to quickly understand what this title offers, this page gives a clear overview of the book, including its description, author information, page count, ratings, and ISBN details.
The full title of the book is Slider. When available, the subtitle is A Novel, which gives extra context about the theme, focus, or main idea behind the book. According to the available description, Each summer, on the fields of glorious Cape Marlin, off the New England coast, the nation’s best college players gather to play the most important baseball of their lives. Jack Faber is a young hotshot pitcher with an unhittable slider and a rocket for a fastball. He plays for the fabled Seapuit Seawolves and dreams of making the Big Show. But a new coach, the scowling Bruno Riazzi, a former pro catcher, resents the kid’s celebrity status and decides to knock him down a peg or two. And he stops at nothing to make it happen. Humiliated, Jack loses his lifelong art, and with it his passion for the game, as well as, mysteriously, his ability to throw. A devastated Jack Faber is released from the St. Charles College roster. But the Seawolves coaches won’t give up on him. They bring Jack back to Cape Marlin, determined to help him rediscover his lost talent. He finds himself again under the summer sun, coaches and old friends standing by him. But in the end it will be up to Jack. Based on a true story, Slider celebrates the national pastime, a game that can break grown men’s hearts — as well as make them whole again.
This book has 416 pages, making it useful for readers who want to know the approximate length before starting. It has an average rating of 4.18, based on 64 ratings, which can help readers understand how other people have responded to it.
For cataloging and reference purposes, the ISBN-13 is 9780060580339, while the ISBN-10 is 006058033X. These numbers are helpful when searching for the exact edition of the book online, in libraries, or in bookstores.
The book cover image can be viewed here: http://books.google.com/books/content?id=MCK_lgEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api.
Overall, Slider by Patrick Robinson is a title that may interest readers looking for books in Sports & Recreation. Whether you are researching new books, comparing editions, or building a reading list, this page gives you the most important details in one place.
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