Ge bafsa ba bantši ba tsena bofseng, ba ikwa ba sa phuthologe, go le bjalo ka ge eka motho yo mongwe le yo mongwe o ba lebeletše goba o a ba ahlola. Le gona, taba ya gore tsela yeo o lebelegago ka yona e fetoga ka lebelo, e gakatša boemo! “Pitikela ditiro tsa gago mo go Jehofa mme dithulaganyo tsa gago di tla tlhomamisiwa thata.”—DIA. 16:3. This new Baseball Card Adventure again features Joe Stoshack, a thirteen-year-old boy who can travel through time via old baseball trading cards. When Joe slides safely into base but is called out, he complains to Flip, team sponsor. Flip compares Joe's situation with ballplayer Shoeless Joe Jackson's in the fixed 1919 World Series. Although innocent, Shoeless Joe was ousted from baseball. Joe decides to alter Shoeless Joe's fate and travels through time after promising to photograph his relatives Gladys and Wilbur, children in that era. Once in 1919, readers witness exciting pregame events and meet Shoeless Joe, who comes to life through little-known facts, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The game proceeds, and after Joe photographs his relatives, he gives antibiotics to Wilbur, ailing from then-deadly influenza. Middle school history and/or baseball buffs will devour this novel despite improbabilities, particularly Joe outwitting World Series gamblers or giving Shoeless Joe's priceless autographs to Flip. Joe also fails to recognize longtime family member Wilbur, a puzzling presentation when Joe's travel clearly saved Wilbur rather than Shoeless Joe. The ending finds Joe receiving another mistaken call, but this time one that allows for his team's victory. Considering his concern over Shoeless Joe's story, Joe's gleeful acceptance of the mistaken call in a championship game seems disheartening. Nevertheless Shoeless Joe is compelling, and Joe's adventures are exciting. An appendix relays the fate of players in the 1919 Series and additional information about Shoeless Joe Jackson. Previous entries in the series are Honus and Me (Avon, 1997), Jackie and Me (Avon/Camelot, 1999), andBabe and Me (Avon/Camelot, 2000/VOYA April 2000), $15.89. Photos. Appendix. VOYA CODES: 3Q 4P M (Readable without serious defects; Broad general YA appeal; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8). 2002, HarperCollins, 165p, $15.95. Ages 11 to 14. Reviewer: Lisa M. Hazlett SOURCE: VOYA, February 2002 (Vol. 24, No.6)