About This Book
Reach for this book when your child feels limited by a physical challenge or needs to understand that being different is actually their greatest strength. It is a perfect choice for the young sports fan who prefers statistics to slapstick and needs a story where a disability is treated as a unique perspective rather than a tragedy. Alfredo 'Stats' Pagano is a twelve-year-old with a heart defect who uses his incredible mathematical mind to help a struggling pitcher and save the Boston Red Sox season. This story blends the magic of baseball lore with a grounded look at resilience and self-confidence. It is highly appropriate for middle-grade readers, offering a hopeful message about how logic and heart can overcome even the oldest curses. Parents will appreciate how it validates a child's expertise and intellectual passions.
