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Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Lenny loves baseball. And not just playing baseball -- he loves reading about it, too. Lenny thinks the more he knows, the better he'll play ... and he needs all the help he can get! But it's not until he comes across some interesting information in his Big Book of Baseball Facts -- Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, two of the best hitters in baseball history, failed most of the time! -- that Lenny realizes his odds are pretty good! With renewed determination...
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Chad's job as a bat boy becomes complicated as tries to follow his parents rules, helps his friend Abby with a problem, and finds a card in his collection that might help pinch hitter Sammy find the running speed that will keep him on the team.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations
2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations E-Books and E-Audiobooks
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
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2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations E-Books and E-Audiobooks
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
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Description
"Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy ... like expanding the options for race on school tests beyond just a few bubbles. And some not so much...like complaining to the BBC about the length between Doctor Who seasons. Lupe needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, who's Chinacan/Mexinese just like her. So when...
7) Wild pitch
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Robbie Hammond, the Dulaney Orioles' pitcher, has to persevere through a losing season"--
9) Calico Joe
Author
Language
English
Description
In this novel, the careers of a golden boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths. The baseball is thrilling, but it is what happens off the field that makes this story a classic.
11) Apple batter
Author
Publisher
Tricycle Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Because of their persistence, Delmore succeeds in learning how to hit a baseball and his mother Loretta succeeds in growing apples. Has a page of baseball tips and an apple cake recipe at the end.
13) The natural
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Malamud's first novel, published in 1952, is also the first--and some would say still the best--novel ever written about baseball. In it Malamud takes on the story of a superbly gifted "natural" at play in the fields of the old daylight baseball era--and invests it with the hardscrabble poetry, grand and believable, that runs through all his best work.
Author
Series
Ballpark mysteries. Main series volume 11
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"When Mike and Kate visit Detroit, someone is blackmailing the Tigers' famous slugger, Tony Maloney"--
17) Hoggy at bat
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Now that this former ball hog has learned to be a team player, Hoggy's friends think he's a real catch. But Hoggy feels more at home on the basketball court than he does on the baseball diamond. He wants to hit the ball so flawlessly that it soars over the fence. Instead, it's a swing and a miss. When Hoggy strikes out, the pressure is on. Can he learn to relax and enjoy a fun game with his friends? Or will the pressure to win keep him from stepping...
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