Steven Salerno’s latest book project, “Brothers at Bat” will be published in spring 2012 by Clarion Books.

The Acerra family had sixteen children. Twelve of them were boys, and they all played baseball. It was the 1930s, and many families had lots of kids. But only one had enough to field a baseball team... with three on the bench!

The Acerras loved the game, but more important, they cared for and supported each other and stayed together as a team. Nothing life threw their way could stop them.

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