Cy Young award winner R.A. Dickey creates a funny anti-bullying picture book with an adorable baseball character that kids will love Ned the baseball is very nervous on his first day of school. Everyone else seems to know where they belong, but not Ned. He isn't a fastball or a slider, and the Foul Ball gang makes fun of him for the way he wobbles. When they do something particularly dastardly to another student, it's up to Ned to come to the rescue with his unique abilities. Not only does Ned realize he's a knuckleball, but he discovers that he can be a hero, too.

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Title: Knuckleball Ned
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Publication Date: 2014
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0803740387
ISBN 13: 9780803740389
Binding: Hardback
Illustrator: Bowers, Tim
Condition: Good

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Cy Young award winner R.A. Dickey creates a funny anti-bullying picture book with an adorable baseball character that kids will love

Ned the baseball is very nervous on his first day of school. Everyone else seems to know where they belong, but not Ned. He isn't a fastball or a slider, and the Foul Ball gang makes fun of him for the way he wobbles. When they do something particularly dastardly to another student, it's up to Ned to come to the rescue with his unique abilities. Not only does Ned realize he's a knuckleball, but he discovers that he can be a hero, too!

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R. A. Dickey is a starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2012, he became the first knuckleball pitcher to win the Cy Young Award. When not on the road,he lives in Tennessee with his wife and children. R. A. is also the author of the bestselling memoir Wherever I Wind Up and its adaptation for young readers, Throwing Strikes.

Tim Bowers is the illustrator of over thirty children’s books. He lives in central Ohio.

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