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Ryan Silva: Star Pitcher is a middle-grade fiction sports novel written for boys and girls between the ages of nine and thirteen. Ryan Silva stars as the main character as a ten-year-old boy who loves to play little league baseball. Ryan is chosen to be the starting pitcher for his team, but becomes upset when a girl named Maisy Atkins gives him a run for his money when she is chosen to be the second pitcher for the team. Ryan and his buddies, Derek and Jeremy, make jokes about Maisy, stating she should be home making brownies with her mother instead of playing baseball on a boys' team. But what happens when Maisy proves to be a better pitcher than Ryan is, and can also hit solid line drives? Will Ryan learn to accept Maisy as a member of his team and work together with her, or will he deny the fact that a girl can play baseball just as well as a boy can? Ryan Silva: Star Pitcher is a captivating sports novel sure to please any boy or girl, and especially those who love the ever popular sport of little league baseball.
