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glove, Stogie?”
    “A porcupine.”
    “
Porcupine
?” Sam’s brows knitted.
    “Yes. Beak and I saw one the other night while we were camping out in his backyard. We heard a noise, something gnawing on
     wood, so we crawled out of the tent and saw this animal chewing on Beak’s hatchet. The handle. It stayed longenough for us to see it and then took off as if its tail was on fire.”
    A warm glow started over Sam’s face. “Porcupine, huh? Funny name, porcupine.”
    “We’ll show you a picture of it sometime,” said Beak, smiling.
    The glow seemed to fade. Was there still doubt in Sam’s mind? And then Stogie remembered that he hadn’t explained everything
     to Sam.
    “Porcupines like salt,” he said. “They’ll chew up anything that has salt on it. Your glove did. And so did the handle of Beak’s
     hatchet. You’ve just got to see that hatchet, Sam. You won’t believe it.”
    The glow returned, and Sam’s eyes brightened.
    “I will believe it, Stogie,” he said seriously.“And I believe you. I really do. I just hope you are not mad at me anymore for stealing your position at shortstop.”
    Stogie grinned. “I’m not, Sam. And I mean it, too.”

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Shortstop from Tokyo
    Stogie Crane wants to play shortstop for the Mohawks, but a new boy from Japan is assigned to the position. Stogie tries not
     to become resentful of Sam Suzuki, but he can’t help it. When Sam’s glove is found ruined if in Stogie’s yard, it looks as
     though they will never be friends. This story of boys working out their differences on and off the field will satisfy young
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The Kid Who Only Hit Homers
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