A powerful tale of body positivity in sports by legendary short-stop
and a veteran sportswriter Cal Ripkin.
Cody Parker is the new kid in school. He's overweight, scared and hates
his new life in Dullsville, Maryland, aka Baltimore, where he's a target
okay, a big target for brutal teasing. But he loves baseball. And
despite his size, he plays third base like a dream. Too bad he's
competing for the starting job on the Orioles of the Dulaney Babe Ruth
League against budding hoodlum Dante Rizzo, who vows to squeeze Cody's
head like a grape if he beats him out. Life gets even more complicated
when Cody's school, York Middle, is beset by a rash of mysterious
thefts, a crime wave that threatens to sideline Cody and ruin a golden
season for the Orioles. Will Cody ever succeed in getting people to see
him for who he really is?