{"id":27,"date":"2023-10-08T07:40:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T07:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-04-06T04:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:12:21","slug":"books-by-michael-j-maloni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/","title":{"rendered":"Books by Michael J. Maloni"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27\" class=\"elementor elementor-27\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05cf40a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"05cf40a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7d7577 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c7d7577\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f570293 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f570293\" 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Books by Mike Maloni<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-615adfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"615adfd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31f8f23 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"31f8f23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6eac4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef6eac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4504ae9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4504ae9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4a6934 animated-slow exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e4a6934\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a12526 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a12526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/family-a-terrier-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2026\/04\/Family-A-Terrier-Story-e1775448688278.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse-shrink attachment-large size-large wp-image-119\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Family - A Terrier Story<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-075d7ff animated-slow exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"075d7ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384c3f5 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"384c3f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/where-the-pros-go\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2025\/10\/Where-the-pros-go-e1761908399258.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse-shrink attachment-large size-large wp-image-107\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Where the Pros Go!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea8e6a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ea8e6a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8d34ec animated-slow exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f8d34ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73c199 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d73c199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/in-the-pivot\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2025\/05\/Maloni_CV_Web-1.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse-shrink attachment-large size-large wp-image-94\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2025\/05\/Maloni_CV_Web-1.jpg 350w, https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2025\/05\/Maloni_CV_Web-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In The Pivot - A Sequel to Shortstop: <br>Where Grace and Power Collide!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40857c6 animated-slow exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"40857c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d1042 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9d1042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/owl-nation-a-soccer-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2024\/10\/Owl-Nation.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse-shrink attachment-large size-large wp-image-77\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2024\/10\/Owl-Nation.jpg 350w, https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2024\/10\/Owl-Nation-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Owl Nation - A Soccer Story<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ccc573 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8ccc573\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7470282 animated-slow exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7470282\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1037208 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1037208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/olympic-gold-the-drive-for-five\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/olympic-gold.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse-shrink attachment-large size-large wp-image-30\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/olympic-gold.jpg 350w, https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/olympic-gold-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Olympic Gold - The Drive for Five<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5785b01 animated-slow exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5785b01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a33ea exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40a33ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/shortstop\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/Shortstop.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse-shrink attachment-large size-large wp-image-32\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/Shortstop.jpg 350w, https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/Shortstop-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shortstop<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89ff88c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no 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target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/Penn-State-Blue.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse-shrink attachment-large size-large wp-image-31\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/Penn-State-Blue.jpg 350w, https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/Penn-State-Blue-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Penn State Blue!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43fd971 animated-slow exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Author<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d080900 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d080900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) 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He attended Keene State College in 1987-1988, before transferring to a school in Boston. He has overcome the debilitating effects of mental illness to write his books. A fan of many sports, he also loves music, photography, and writing. His next project is about two buddies working up the ranks in minor league baseball with the Boston Red Sox organization.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33aff48 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"33aff48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;rollIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3455ce exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c3455ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6462d3 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d6462d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f557458 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f557458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbpra.net\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/sbpsvg-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-33\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/sbpsvg-removebg-preview.png 160w, https:\/\/sbpra.com\/michaeljmaloni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1482\/2023\/10\/sbpsvg-removebg-preview-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Visit Strategic Book Publishing<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books by Mike Maloni Family &#8211; A Terrier Story Where the Pros Go! In The Pivot &#8211; A Sequel to Shortstop: Where Grace and Power Collide! Owl Nation &#8211; A Soccer Story Olympic Gold &#8211; The Drive for Five Shortstop Penn State Blue! 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