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Vernick, Audrey

Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team

40 pp. | Clarion | April, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-38557-0 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Steven Salerno. The Acerras of Long Branch, New Jersey, had twelve boys and four girls. In 1938, the oldest nine boys created their own semi-pro team, which played together longer than any of the era's other (nearly thirty!) teams made up entirely of brothers. The illustrations bring the story to vivid life, while the beautifully designed pages capture the feel of this slice of American history.

Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2012