Baseball Great - Tim Green

All Josh wants to do is play baseball, but as he gets in deeper with youth championship team the Titans, there are questions he's just got to ask. Together with school reporter Jaden, Josh investigates his suspicions of steroid use. \n \nFrom New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green comes a baseball book pulsing with action. Baseball Great offers a baseball story attuned to today's headlines, a totally involving, character-driven, sports-centered thriller. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica. As a young reviewer on Brightly.com said: Great book with many exciting, surprising events that make you want to keep reading.\n \nWhen the school paper calls him Grant Middle's best hope for its first-ever city-wide championship, Josh feels like he's starting to get noticed--in good and bad ways. Seeing Josh's talent, his father drags him out of the school baseball tryouts and gets him in the running for the Titans, the local youth championship team coached by Rocky Valentine.\n \nAll Josh really wants to do is play ball, but now Rocky wants him to gulp down protein shakes and other supplements. Suspicious, Josh and his new friend, Jaden, uncover a dangerous secret--and catch the attention of one man who will do anything to keep them from exposing it.\n