Alex Frankovitch is the smallest kid on his team. But he has a MAJOR-LEAGUE sized mouth. And it gets him into MAJOR-LEAGUE trouble! Alex knows he’s gone too far when he brags his way into a pitching contest with the best player—and BIGGEST jerk—in the whole school. Can Alex talk his way out of this mess? Or is he in for the GRAND SLAM of all humiliations?
WINNER
| 1987 Utah Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1986 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
WINNER
| 1986 Minnesota Maud Heart Lovelace Award
WINNER
| 1985 Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner
WINNER
| 1984 Georgia Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1984 Texas Bluebonnet Master List
WINNER
| 1982 Utah Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1982 Texas Bluebonnet Award
WINNER
| 1982 Georgia Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1982 Tennessee Children's Choice Book Award
WINNER
| 1982 Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
"Barbara Park is one of the funniest writers around"-Booklist
Alex Frankovitch is the smallest kid on his team. But he has a MAJOR-LEAGUE sized mouth. And it gets him into MAJOR-LEAGUE trouble! Alex knows he’s gone too far when he brags his way into a pitching contest with the best player—and BIGGEST jerk—in the whole school. Can Alex talk his way out of this mess? Or is he in for the GRAND SLAM of all humiliations?
Awards
WINNER
| 1987 Utah Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1986 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
WINNER
| 1986 Minnesota Maud Heart Lovelace Award
WINNER
| 1985 Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner
WINNER
| 1984 Georgia Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1984 Texas Bluebonnet Master List
WINNER
| 1982 Utah Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1982 Texas Bluebonnet Award
WINNER
| 1982 Georgia Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1982 Tennessee Children's Choice Book Award
WINNER
| 1982 Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
Praise
"Barbara Park is one of the funniest writers around"-Booklist
Not a Crook; Party Animal; Beauty Shop Guy; Smells Something Fishy; (Almost) a Flower Girl; Mushy Gushy Valentine; Peep in Her Pocket; Captain Field Day
Not a Crook; Party Animal; Beauty Shop Guy; Smells Something Fishy; (Almost) a Flower Girl; Mushy Gushy Valentine; Peep in Her Pocket; Captain Field Day
