The Home Run Trick

The Trick Series #9

by Scott Corbett, Paul Galdone (Illustrator)

Trouble is brewing in the Panther clubhouse for Kerby and Fenton. On the eve of the annual battle with their arch-rivals, the Wildcats, Bumps Burton, star catcher and spokesman for the Panthers, allows himself to be smooth-talked into a trap by a sporting goods dealer. The winner of the Panther-Wildcat game will receive a lot of brand-new baseball equipment if they agree to play an exhibition game with the Taylorville Toms. It sounds ideal to Kerby and the Panthers until they learn what the catch is -- the Toms are a team of girls. In a panic Kerby calls upon the resourceful Mrs. Graymalkin and the Feats O' Magic Chemistry Set.

Genres: Childrens

101 pages, Library Binding

Published March 1, 1973

About the author

Scott Corbett (July 27, 1913 – March 6, 2006) was an American novelist and educator. He wrote five adult novels, the first published in 1950, and then began writing books for children. He retired from teaching in 1965 to write full-time. His best known book is The Lemonade Trick, a children's novel.