Contents

Chapter 1

Tugboat Tooley spotted it first.

Chapter 2

Mr. Bones scrambled out from under the long aluminum bench and…

Chapter 3

The next morning Rambletown Field starred in the daily paper.

Chapter 4

I got an answer a couple hours later. A possible…

Chapter 5

Later that afternoon, Stump and Slingshot showed up at my…

Chapter 6

We swung by Velcro’s house on our way to the…

Chapter 7

The next afternoon Stump and Slingshot swung by my house…

Chapter 8

The wind met us like the defensive line of the…

Chapter 9

As the visiting team, we batted first.

Chapter 10

With men on first and second and the wind ripping…

Chapter 11

Losing a game felt about as good as getting kicked…

Chapter 12

“Mom,” I called when Mr. Bones and I came through…

Chapter 13

Clouds drag-raced across the sky the next morning. Treetops swayed…

Chapter 14

“The game is called bucket ball, and the rules are…

Chapter 15

When we finished the Loser’s Lap, Skip tried to run…

Chapter 16

Early the next morning, one day to go before the…

Chapter 17

At precisely twenty-eight minutes before nine o’clock that evening, my…

Chapter 18

All night long, the wind screamed like kids on a…

Chapter 19

Rambletown Field buzzed with activity when I arrived. A fire…

Chapter 20

“BATTER UP!” cried the ump.

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