Diese Serie entführt die Leser in den rauen amerikanischen Westen und verbindet historische Schauplätze mit spannenden Abenteuern. Sie stellt unerwartete Protagonisten vor, die sich mit legendären Persönlichkeiten und Mythen der Grenze zusammentun. Erwarten Sie eine fesselnde Mischung aus beherztem Wettkampf, den harten Realitäten des Grenzlebens und unerwarteten Wendungen. Diese Sammlung bietet fesselnde Erzählungen für Fans von Geschichte, Western und unkonventionellen Heldensagen.
In 1881, a rough-and-tumble California mining town baseball team enlists the help of a quick-witted young orphan and the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid to win a big game against the National League Champion Chicago White Stockings.
Tom Gallagher is in a tight spot. The fate of the Dillontown team rests on the outcome of one baseball game, winner take all. If Tom's team loses, they lose their field too. But how can they possibly win? Just when everything seems hopeless, a mysterious boy named Cruz de la Cruz rides into town and claims to know the secret of hitting. Not to mention the secrets of Dante Del Gato, Dillontown's greatest hitter ever. Since he walked away from the game years ago, Del Gato hasn't spoken a word to anyone. But now he might be Tom's only hope for saving his hometown. From the award-winning author of Over the Wall and Choosing Up Sides comes this imaginative tale of one boy's struggle to preserve the spirit of the game he loves.