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1) Calico Joe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
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.
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"When pro baseball player Chase Walker first meets Amanda at her restaurant, it's love at first sight. While Amanda can't help noticing the superstar with the Greek-god-build, he doesn't have a chance of getting to first--or any other--base with her. A successful entrepreneur who's built her business from scratch, Amanda doesn't need a Prince Charming to sweep her off her feet. And a curvy girl who likes to cook and eat isn't interested in being around...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In a small town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth "Evvie" Drake rarely leaves her house. Everyone in town, including her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, and she doesn't correct them. In New York, Dean Tenney, former major-league pitcher and Andy's childhood friend, is struggling with a case of the "yips": he can't throw straight anymore, and he can't figure out why. An invitation from Andy to stay in Maine for a few months...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drawing on more than five hundred interviews with loved ones and fellow baseball players, the author crafts a deeply personal biography of the Yankee great, weaving her own memories of the major league slugger with an authoritative account of his life on and off the field.
12) One perfect lie
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
"One Perfect Lie is an emotional thriller and a suburban crime story that will keep you guessing until you turn the very last page. On the surface, it tells the tale of the struggling single mother of a high-school pitcher, a shy kid so athletically talented that he's being recruited for a full-ride scholarship to a Division I college, with a future in major-league baseball. But the mother fears that she's losing her grip on her son because he's being...
Author
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
At the age of thirteen, Mo'ne Davis became the first female pitcher to win a game in the Little League World Series and earned a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Now her shutout jersey hangs in the museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Publisher
HarperPerennial Modern Classics
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
First Harper Perennial Modern Classics Edition /
Physical Desc
xviii, 360 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Baseball was different in earlier days - tougher, rawer, more intimate - when giants like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb ran the bases. In The Glory of Their Times, the golden era of our national pastime comes alive through the vibrant words of those who played and lived the game.
15) The sweet spot
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Single mom Palmer Clark will not be sidelined by the new man in town. Sure, the honey-tongued baseball legend is gorgeous, loves puppies, and has charmed his way into the community's heart, but Palmer craves stability. Nothing about Cole says forever. So why is he so hard to resist? Cole is swinging through town to visit his parents when he meets the kind of down-to-earth distraction he's been looking for since retiring from the majors. True, his...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
350 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Yankee Clipper (Joe DiMaggio) knew everyone, and Positano shares never-before-told stories of famous people DiMaggio admired and those he didn't. This is DiMaggio as he really was: sometimes cranky and calculating, but more often charming, generous, loyal, and always big-hearted when it came to kids. The stories and experiences he shared with Rock Positano comprise an intimate portrait of one of the great stars of baseball and one of the icons...
17) Whitey Ford
Author
Publisher
Rosen
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
112 p.
Language
English
Description
Baseball Hall of Famers series. Describes the life and career of New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Police Chief Jesse Stone is back in the remarkable new installment of the New York Times-bestselling series. It's been a long time since Jesse Stone left L.A., and longer still since the tragic injury that ruined his chances for a professional baseball career. When Jesse is invited to a reunion of his old Triple-A team, he is forced to grapple with his memories and his regrets over what might have been. But his time at the reunion is cut short when...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
c2017
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
292 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this book, written with veteran sports journalist Tim Brown, Rick Ankiel tells the story of his personal battle with an anxiety condition widely known as the Yips, the courageous soul-searching that followed, and his eventual triumph over the demons in his own mind to reenter the game.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated biography of the man who broke baseball's color barrier and changed the way Americans viewed equality in sports.
"Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. He could run, leap, and throw better than any other kid around. But he lived at a time when the rules weren't fair to African Americans: Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie...
