When their pitcher goes missing and the new replacement arrives, the team is unhappy with the decision and things start to fall apart, but when a mysterious visitor suddenly appears, Ruby begins to think this may be just the luck she needs to get her team back on the track to victory.
Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obama's
Of Thee I Sing; the newest version of
The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper; Madonna's second picture book,
Mr. Peabody's Apples;
Nightsong by Ari Berk; Frank McCourt's
Angela and the Baby Jesus;
Love by Matt de la Peña; and
If I Was the Sunshine by Julie Fogliano. He also wrote and illustrated the Otis series and was part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. Loren's work has appeared in
Time,
Sports Illustrated,
Forbes,
The Wall Street Journal, and
The Atlantic. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com.
Phil Bildner is a former New York City public school teacher who lives in Newburgh, New York. He spends much of his year visiting schools and libraries around the country and world. He is the author of over twenty books including the middle grade novel
A Whole New Ballgame and picture books
Marvelous Cornelius,
The Soccer Fence,
The Hallelujah Flight, and
Twenty-One Elephants. Along with Loren Long, he is the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Sluggers series. Visit him online at PhilBildner.com.