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4192447Throwing Strikeshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/throwing-strikes-9781101626283/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2944863/7c0c9581-132a-4b51-9890-9ab2c858a4e4.jpg?v=638384665516700000199259MXNPenguin Young Readers GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>The inspiring story of the 2012 National League Cy Young Award Winner</strong></p><p>Adapted for young readers from his <em>New York Times</em> bestselling memoir <em>Wherever I Wind Up</em>, this is the inspiring story of how knuckleballer R. A. Dickey became one of the games best pitchers. He had humble beginnings, and as a child kept a terrible secret. But at a local prep school, coaches saw talent in him and fostered his skills as a player. Dickey went on to pitch in the Olympics while at the University of Tennessee, but his Major League hopes took a downturn when an X-ray revealed a major problem with his throwing arm. It would seem his future in baseball was over before it even began.</p><p>But R.A. knew better. Through faith, hope, and determination, he achieved his dreams and made it into the major leagues. Now, hes one of the most respected pitchers in the game, a Cy Young Award winner, and hes changed the way people view the knuckleball and himself. An inspiring true story about beating the odds, R.A. is proof that with hard work and devotion, anyone can overcome whatever life throws at them.</p>...4129034Throwing Strikes199259https://www.gandhi.com.mx/throwing-strikes-9781101626283/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2944863/7c0c9581-132a-4b51-9890-9ab2c858a4e4.jpg?v=638384665516700000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20139781101626283_W3siaWQiOiI2MWQ5OWE4ZS03YTJlLTQyYzctYWVmNC1lNGE3YWYwOWI4YzQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI3NCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjYzLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIxMSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDYtMDFUMDg6MDA6MDBaIiwidG8iOiIyMDI1LTA2LTMwVDIzOjU5OjU5WiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9LHsiaWQiOiIyNjdkYmI2MC1kOWE0LTQ4MjQtOWE3ZC1kN2YyYTQyMDhkNTAiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI1OSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQ3LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIxMiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781101626283_<p><strong>The inspiring story of the 2012 National League Cy Young Award Winner</strong></p><p>Adapted for young readers from his <em>New York Times</em> bestselling memoir <em>Wherever I Wind Up</em>, this is the inspiring story of how knuckleballer R. A. Dickey became one of the games best pitchers. He had humble beginnings, and as a child kept a terrible secret. But at a local prep school, coaches saw talent in him and fostered his skills as a player. Dickey went on to pitch in the Olympics while at the University of Tennessee, but his Major League hopes took a downturn when an X-ray revealed a major problem with his throwing arm. It would seem his future in baseball was over before it even began.</p><p>But R.A. knew better. Through faith, hope, and determination, he achieved his dreams and made it into the major leagues. Now, hes one of the most respected pitchers in the game, a Cy Young Award winner, and hes changed the way people view the knuckleball and himself. An inspiring true story about beating the odds, R.A. is proof that with hard work and devotion, anyone can overcome whatever life throws at them.</p>...9781101626283_Penguin Young Readers Grouplibro_electonico_a2bf2dba-5d09-3ee4-9c8b-efb9eab264e6_9781101626283;9781101626283_9781101626283Wayne CoffeyInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/PenguinUS-epub-7493eaf1-f236-41d7-981c-5bcbc5e627c1.epub2013-03-26T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Young Readers Group