Jack and Larry: Jack Graney and Larry, the Cleveland Baseball Dog - Paperback

by Barbara Gregorich (Author)

Jack and Larry is a wondrous book about Larry, a baseball mascot who never wore a costume, and about Jack Graney, a Canadian baseball player who gained fame with the Cleveland Naps (later, Indians). Readers who love dogs will love Larry, the bull terrier who put on a tremendous pregame show for all American League teams.

Baseball fans will celebrate with Jack Graney, the leadoff batter who reached base a phenomenal number of times. Readers will suffer with him, too, and with the entire team as it strives to climb out of the basement and grab the elusive pennant. This story about overcoming tough times makes readers laugh out loud at the ups and weep softly at the downs. And when the Cleveland team finally wins the pennant- jubilant cheer!

This uplifting story of a man, a dog, a baseball team, and the race for the pennant will touch the hearts of readers both you and old, and everywhere between. For ages 10-100.

Author Biography

Barbara Gregorich is the award-winning author of Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball, as well as of the baseball novel, She's on First. Throughout her writing career she has written for both adults and children, but never before in the same book. Jack and Larry is a story for all ages. A member of the Author's Guild, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Mystery Writers of America, and the Society for American Baseball Research, Gregorich lives in Chicago. Her website is www.barbaragregorich.com