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You Throw Like a Girl
Rachele Alpine - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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Miss Congeniality meets She's the Man in this hilarious M!X novel about a girl torn between competing in a beauty pageant and playing on the boy's baseball team.Gabby's summer vacation isn't shaping up to be that great. Her dad was just deployed overseas, and Gabby is staying... |
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Beyond Lucky
Sarah Aronson - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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Ari Fish believes in two things: his hero-Wayne Timcoe, the greatest soccer goalie to ever come out of Somerset Valley-and luck. So when Ari finds a rare and valuable Wayne Timcoe trading card, he's sure his luck has changed for the better. Especially when he's picked to be the starting... |
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Say It Ain't So
Josh Berk - Random House Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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Lenny, Mike, and Other Mike are back in school for the glory that is seventh grade, and this year, Mike is determined to make catcher on the middle-school team. When Mike's hard work pays off and he wins the coveted postition, Lenny is a little jealous, but he'll settle for being... |
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Top of the Order
John Coy - Feiwel and Friends
Format: Print book
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Jackson's parents are divorced and his mother has started dating. Gig's dad is in the National Guard and has been called up to serve in the Middle East. Isaac's dad wants him to go to a different middle school than all his friends. Diego is the new kid in school, a power-hitter who works... |
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A Diamond in the Desert
Kathryn Fitzmaurice - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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For Tetsu, baseball is so much more than just a game On December 6, 1941, Tetsu is a twelve-year-old California boy who loves baseball. On December 7, 1941, everything changes. The bombing of Pearl Harbor means Tetsus Japanese-American family will be relocated to an internment camp. Gila... |
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Football Hero
Tim Green - HarperCollinsPublishers
Format: Print book
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Ty Lewis can't believe it when Coach V recruits him for the football team. This is Ty's big chance to prove how fast he is on the field, get a fresh start in a new school, and be like his older brother, Thane "Tiger" Lewis, who's about to graduate from college - and is being courted... |
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Rivals: A Baseball Great Novel
Tim Green - HarperCollins; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Cooperstown! Josh is thrilled when all his hard training pays off in a big way and his team, the Titans, makes it to a national tournament in Cooperstown, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. More is on the line for Josh than just a trophy. Winning would mean everything to his dad—now... |
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Deep Zone
Tim Green - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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In the deep zone, even the very best player can find it impossible to beat a foe who's hungry and waiting. . . . Troy White can predict a play before it happens. Star quarterback on his state football team, Troy's a natural for the 7-on-7 tournament that's being held at the Super... |
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Two Hot Dogs with Everything
Paul Haven
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The Sluggers are a baseball team whose past is filled with hundreds of defeats and near misses. Year after year, they play the kind of baseball that challenges the most faithful of fans. But when it comes to Slugger supporters, there's a whole other category. Die-hard fans who re |
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Baseball Fever
Johanna Hurwitz
Format: Paperback
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Ezra Feldman, almost ten, likes baseball more than anything else in the world. But his father cannot understand why his son would rather rot his brains watching men swinging big wooden sticks than read a book or play chess. Can an unwanted car trip, a grumpy old professor, and a s |
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The Contract
Derek Jeter - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover
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The debut book in the Jeter Publishing imprint, The Contract is a middle grade baseball novel inspired by the youth of legendary sports icon and role model Derek Jeter.As a young boy, Derek Jeter dreams of being the shortstop for the New York Yankees. He even imagines himself in the World... |
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Out of Left Field
ELLEN KLAGES - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A story about the fight for equal rights in America's favorite arena: the baseball field!Every boy in the neighborhood knows Katy Gordon is their best pitcher, even though she's a girl. But when she tries out for Little League, it's a whole different story. Girls are not eligible, period.... |
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Haunting at Home Plate
David Patneaude - A. Whitman
Format: Print book
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Nelson just wants to play baseball and maybe, one day, realize his dream of pitching. Then his manager is suspended and two players leave the team. On top of that, it seems that the park where the team practices may be haunted. |
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Dog Steals Home, A
Kathleen Schrenk - Pelican Publishing Company
Format: Print book
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Step up to the plate for an unforgettable adventure! Zach Stewart's life has never been more complicated. Between preparing for the arrival of his baby brother ("the little lizard") and keeping up with the baseball team, Zach can hardly catch his breath. All he really wants... |
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Stealing Home
Ellen Schwartz
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It is 1947 and Yankee fever grips the Bronx. Nine-year-old Joey Sexton joins the neighborhood kids who flock to the park to team up and play. However, Joey is of mixed race and his skin is lighter than the other kids'. He is seldom picked.When Joey's mother dies, he is sen |
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The Roar of the Crowd: Winning Season #1
Rich Wallace - Viking Juvenile
Format: Paperback
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It's Manny's first football season with the Hudson City Hornets and he's determined to get in the game and not warm the bench. Problem is, Manny's not a big guy and when he tries to tackle the offense, he's the one who ends up on the ground. Coach isn't too pleased,... |
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Sports Camp
Rich Wallace - Yearling
Format: Print book
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Riley feels like the smallest kid at sports camp. In fact, he is. He just turned eleven in April, but most kids here are twelve, and a few are even thirteen—and gigantic. It’s hard enough for a shrimp like Riley to fit in. He just doesn’t want to be the weak link as his bunk... |
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The Rookie Bookie
L. Jon Wertheim - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Using the tips, truths, and stats they explore in their New York Times bestseller Scorecasting, two dads pack super sports savvy and important math and financial concepts into a fun and heartwarming first novel for kids. |
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Gabby Garcia's Ultimate Playbook
IVA MARIE PALMER - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Dear fans of Dork Diaries and Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life - meet your new favorite kid-next-door hero! Gabby Garcia an overly confident baseball-obsessed sport nut who's going to win your heart.If life were a baseball game, all-star pitcher Gabby Garcia would be having her Best.... |
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