{"id":2046,"date":"2015-01-12T11:51:03","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T16:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/appelpr.com\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2015-04-14T20:04:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T00:04:17","slug":"coming-soon-pinstripe-pride-the-inside-story-of-the-new-york-yankees-by-marty-appel-for-ages-8-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.appelpr.com\/?p=2046","title":{"rendered":"Pinstripe Pride: The Inside Story of the New York Yankees By Marty Appel For Ages: 8 – 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PinstripePride\"Pinstripe Pride: The Inside Story of the New York Yankees<\/a><\/h2>\n

Hardcover: 288 pages
\nPublisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
\n(Age Range: 8 – 12 years)
\n(February 17, 2015)<\/p>\n

Get the complete story of the Yankees, from Babe Ruth to Derek Jeter\u2014with twenty-seven World Championships in between\u2014in this middle grade adaptation of Pinstripe Empire, a celebrated adult nonfiction tome from author and former Yankees PR director Marty Appel.<\/p>\n

The New York Yankees are the team of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Mariano Rivera, and Derek Jeter; the team of forty American League pennants, twenty-seven World Championships, and nearly forty Hall of Famers.<\/p>\n

With more than a century\u2019s worth of great stories, folklore, and photos, plus an introduction by Yankee television broadcaster Michael Kay, Marty Appel\u2014who Bob Costas calls \u201ca fine storyteller with a keen eye for detail\u201d\u2014tells the complete story of the Yankees from their humble beginnings, with no stadium to call their own, to today, when the team\u2019s billion-dollar franchise presides over Yankee Stadium. Middle grade sports lovers, baseball fans, and Yankee acolytes will find a treasure trove of facts, tales, and insider details in Pinstripe Pride.<\/p>\n

“If you love the Yankees, this is the book that takes you backstage to see how they helped shape baseball history.”<\/em>
\n\u2013 John Sterling, Yankee broadcaster<\/em><\/p>\n

“This is a work that will be shared by young readers and their baseball-loving parents and grandparents. An enormous home run.”<\/em>
\n\u2013 Kirkus Reviews<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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