Boys in Control

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Author, Phyllis Reynolds Neylor, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $15.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-385-32740-4

The ninth book about the Hatford boys and the Malloy girls, Boys in Control by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, finds Eddie Malloy and Jake Hatford gearing up for a championship baseball game on the same day that Mrs. Hatford is slated to run a yard sale. Meanwhile, the Malloy girls find some embarrassing photos from the boys' past, but Wally Hatford finds a way to regain the upper hand.

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