Super-sized slugger / Ripken, Cal

Thirteen-year-old Cody moves to Maryland where he deals with unkind teasing from a baseball teammate, and mysterious thefts at his school may sideline Cody and ruin the team's season.

Thirteen-year-old Cody Parker moves to Baltimore, Maryland, where as a fat eighth-grader, he has to deal with brutal teasing from a baseball teammate, and his school is beset by a rash of mysterious thefts that threaten to sideline Cody and ruin a golden season for his team.