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21) Playoff Dreams
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Brendan is a star player on a team going nowhere. It looks as if his playoff dreams will never come true-at least not with his team! He feels almost as bad as Ernie Banks, the Hall-of-Famer who played in more games than any other major leaguer without ever going to the playoffs or World Series. But when his uncle takes him to a game at Wrigley Field, an unexpected event makes Brendan see his team in a new light. Could his playoff dreams come true?...
22) Dear Frank
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Set in 1918, Dear Frank offers the reader a glimpse of life in Boston during the waning days of World War I. Young Andrew, writing to his older brother Frank, a serviceman fighting overseas, is intent on keeping his brother abreast of all that is going on around him, especially the rising fortunes of the Boston Red Sox, led by the young hard-hitting left-hander Babe Ruth.
23) Joy in Mudville
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It had been only 24 hours since Mighty Casey struck out, plunging fans of the Mudville team into despair. But as a new game day dawns, can rookie pitcher Joy Armstrong save the day?
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Rookie pitcher Roy Tucker is full of hope for his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers-and hope might be what the team needs most Roy Tucker-a small-town kid from Tomkinsville, Connecticut-has quit his job at the drugstore and packed up for Dodgers training camp in Clearwater, Florida, hoping to make the team as a rookie pitcher. He expects the field to be competitive and realizes he might not pass muster, but after just one practice, he discovers...
25) k.c. At the Bat
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David W. Coleman's K.C. at the Bat is a fun, new, 2,800-word rhyming poem in an entirely original setting, but inspired by the classic 19th-century American verse, Casey at the Bat. It is designed for parents to read aloud to their young children, for young children to read on their own, and (eventually) for young children to read aloud back to their parents!K.C. at the Bat is a new story that follows the tradition of the original. It tells of a baseball...
26) The 823rd Hit
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These fun, illustrated early chapter books feature the adventures-and misadventures-of the Pine City Porcupines, a hapless baseball farm team, and their two batboys: Chad, an avid baseball fan with a huge baseball card collection, and Dylan, who doesn't know a thing about the sport. The fictional series has a unique twist: Chad solves problems by using information from Topps cards of real figures from modern baseball history. Teddy 'Bear' Larrabee,...
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This first book in a series about fictional encounters between children and their sports heroes features home-run legend Hank Aaron. In this gorgeously illustrated picture book, Mark, a young boy who idolizes Aaron, meets his hero and learns that there's more to being a great baseball player than hitting the ball out of the park.
28) World Series
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In only his second year in the major leagues, Roy Tucker is thrilled to be playing in a World Series-but with the Brooklyn Dodgers, victory is never certain The Brooklyn Dodgers have finally made it to the World Series, after years of losing seasons and disappointments. Roy Tucker, the kid from Tomkinsville, is excited about the series, and also about the prospect of a little extra money to send home to his grandmother in Connecticut. The Cleveland...
29) Baseball Fear
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Jacob is having a hard time when he goes up to bat. Everything was so much easier when he practiced baseball in the backyard with his dad! Why can he not be as confident as his teammates? He watches how well they do when they are up to bat. He sure wishes that he were more like them. He just can not seem to shake his fear.
Coach Quigley hollers for Jacob to keep his eye on the ball. His parents and little sister are watching and cheering him on...
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The Brooklyn Dodgers finally have a shot at the pennant-if they can stay together as a team It's Spike Russell's second year in the majors with his brother, Bob, and the Brooklyn Dodgers are in the pennant race, thanks in part to rookie pitcher Bones Hathaway. Spike is finding it difficult to balance playing shortstop and managing the players, but he knows he's up for the challenge. But when the club secretary, Bill Hanson, starts criticizing Spike's...
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Ronnie Williams loves baseball, he loves pitching, and he loves playin' catch with his dad. The Williams family moves to Texas and Ronnie has to start all over. He has to make new friends and make a new baseball team. The new friends part is easy when he meets Billie and Adrian who just so happen to be the best two players on the team he's trying out for. He then goes through ups and downs like making the team, dealing with a demanding coach and a...
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There's something odd about Alex Miller's new baseball coach. When Alex gets, placed on a team that doesn't include his closest friends, he struggles to enjoy the season. In this exciting new book, Alex learns to put his best foot forward and make the best of what might seem like a bad situation.
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Roy Tucker left the Dodgers to become a war hero-and now he's fighting to get back onto the baseball diamond Roy Tucker was one of the best prospects the Dodgers had-first as a pitcher, then as an outfielder when he injured the elbow of his throwing arm. Then he went off to serve in World War II, where a plane crash over France left him with pain in his hips and back. The war is nearly over, and players are starting to return from the front...
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A baseball short story for young readers. Relive the 1925 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators with a black cat named Tom, as he overcomes adversity to help the Pittsburgh Pirates fight their way back from the brink of elimination to become World Series Champions for the second time in team history. Inspired by a true story. A great book for young baseball fans.
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Beginning readers follow along as one family experiences the fun and excitement of a trip to the ballpark-from the first bite of a hot dog to the last home run. This fictionalized approach to a common childhood experience helps young readers find enjoyment on each page while strengthening vocabulary skills. Accessible text and a helpful picture glossary are accompanied by bright illustrations that bring the thrill of a great baseball game to all readers....
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This heartwarming story is about 10-year-old Louie Jordan. He has dreamed about being a pitcher on a Little League Baseball team. But there is one thing that has prevented him from pursuing his dream. He was born with only one arm. He has no friends and always keeps to himself. Every day at school, he has to face the school bully and the other kids. They often make fun of him by calling him, "Lefty Louie." One day, a new girl in school, Brenda Summers,...
37) Steal That Base
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Chad's got the summertime blues: his parents want him to be home by midnight (no extra innings) and eat healthier (no corn dogs). His friend, Abby, has bobblehead issues. And then there's pinch hitter Sammy Solaris. But Sammy has problems of his own. He has a big swing but is too slow. If he can't speed up his running and stealing, he'll be off the team. There's got to be something Chad can do to save the day . . . with a little help from Dylan, a...
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In this picture book from Bill Myers, author of The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle series, Jimmy finds a magic pocket watch that lets him skip ahead in time. Maybe a week, a day or just until the end of class or until it's his turn up to bat again.
Soon, however, he discovers the wisdom of God's Plan for us to experience not just the good times, but the bad times, and especially the in-between times.
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Little Ally Mayberry loves softball season! She's ready to remind everyone that she's one of the best players in the league. Things don't go exactly as planned, though, and Ally experiences her first slump! Join Ally and her teammates in this exciting softball season!
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"Don't Bet On It" is the first book of the "Baseball-Superheroes" series. The "Baseball-Superheroes", Luis Limon and his partner Don Domingo uphold justice and fair play while always maintaining their secret identities.The real life brother duo, Domi L. and Matty L. are passionate baseball players for the "Heros" named after their team sponsor: "Super Heros and Pizza". In "Don't Bet On It", they uncover a match fixing plot that will jeopardize not...
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