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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
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
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...
6) Fireside
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs
Visiting Willow Lake is a life-changing experience - tune in for an irresistible tale of new dreams and finding love where you least expect it.
Baseball hopeful Bo Crutcher is about to get his shot at the majors. That is, until life throws him a curveball. When AJ, the son he's never met, lands on his doorstep, Bo's life becomes forever changed. He quickly learns that he'll need all the help...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Able to Play shares the inspiring stories of four baseball players. Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, Ron Santo, Jim Abbott, and Curtis Pride faced physical challenges other
players didn't have. With determination and guts, they didn't just overcome, they excelled. This book is a game-changing celebration of overcoming odds.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A visual profile of the record-setting baseball star traces his Birmingham childhood, achievements in the Negro Leagues, and fame as a center fielder for the Giants.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Rental ed.
Physical Desc
1 digital videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
Author
Publisher
HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First HarperLuxe edition.
Physical Desc
xxxvii, 926 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"He lived in the present tense--in the camera's lens. There was no frame he couldn't or wouldn't fill. He swung the heaviest bat, earned the most money, and incurred the biggest fines. Like all the new-fangled gadgets then flooding the marketplace--radios, automatic clothes washers, Brownie cameras, microphones and loudspeakers--Babe Ruth 'made impossible events happen.' Aided by his crucial partnership with Christy Walsh--business manager, spin doctor,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On a beautiful October morning in rural Maine, a homicide investigator from the state police pulls into the hard-luck town of Copper Falls. The local junkyard is burning, and the town pariah Lizzie Oullette is dead - with her husband, Dwayne, nowhere to be found. As scandal ripples through the community, Detective Ian Bird's inquiries unexpectedly lead him away from small-town Maine to a swank city townhouse several hours south. Adrienne Richards,...
12) Roberto Clemente
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48p paperback, colored photos
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Satchel Paige was one of the greatest pitchers in baseball. Take a look at his life and his struggle to be accepted into the major league.
14) 21
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of baseball star Roberto Clemente and his journey from an impoverished childhood to fame and fortune, as he strives to go the distance for respect.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
399 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Charlotte spent her twenties adrift, searching for a spark to jump-start her life. She's had as many jobs as bad relationships, and is feeling especially lost. Then she collides -- literally -- with Adam, an intriguing, handsome and mysterious painter. Their meeting turns into a whirlwind one-night stand that has Charlotte feeling enchanted. But in the harsh light of morning, Adam's tune changes. Months later, a new relationship is turning into something...
16) Moneyball
Publisher
Columbia Pictures Industries
Language
English
Description
Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) is forced to rebuild his small-market team on a limited budget. Beane develops a roster of misfits and along the way, forever changes the way the game is played.