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The Kid Comes Back

by John R. Tunis · 1946

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"Packs an extra quota of excitement and suspense. The slam-bang climax makes just the right finale for a grand baseball-and-adventure yarn."—New York Times. "Baseball fans will welcome a new book about a favorite character by a favorite writer of sports stories."—Horn Book.

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