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Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
"The unbelievable yet true story of how an eight-year-old white kid from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, met the legendary Jackie Robinson in the 1950s--and how the two became lifelong friends"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
"Follow the Boston Red Sox from its origins to the present. Sports fans will love learning about the history of one of baseball's most iconic teams, along with its championship wins, greatest players, and more"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Rickey Hill is the small-town son of a traveling pastor. With natural athletic talent, grit, and raw determination, Rickey defiantly overcomes his physical disabilities and father's overbearing commands to never play baseball to fulfill his dream of playing in the major leagues, and ultimately transform his connection with his father."--
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
"The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"--
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In baseball there are superstars and stars and everyday players and then there are the rest. Within the rest are role players and specialists and journeymen and then there are the backup catchers. The Tao of the Backup Catcher is about them, the backup catchers, who exist near the bottom of the roster and the end of the bench and between the numbers in a sport-and a society-increasingly driven by cold, hard analytics." -- inside front jacket flap.
"This...
12) Roberto Clemente
Author
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"'Play ball!' yelled the umpires as the teams of the AAGPBL took the field in the tense, war-torn days of 1943. Like all professional baseball players, these athletes scrambled to their positions, tossed balls across diamonds, and filled the air with chatter. But there was something different about them--they all wore skirts, went to charm school, and continually had to answer one 'What is a woman doing playing baseball?' What were they doing? Having...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
"In this action-packed title, readers will learn all about the Los Angeles Dodgers. Explore the Dodgers' defining moments and discover intriguing facts about how the team, and baseball, have changed over time"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
"The New York Yankees have dominated Major League Baseball with 27 World Series titles. From Babe Ruth to Aaron Judge, discover the superstars and iconic moments that put this team on top"--Provided by publisher.
19) The prospects
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Gene Ionescu, a gay trans man in his third year in the minors with the Beaverton Beavers, is a solid shortstop, but he's no one's idea of a major league prospect. He's just happy to be here, though, getting underpaid six months of the year to play the sport he's loved since childhood-a game that favors underdogs and optimists. He likes to keep his hopes in the day, inning by inning and game by game. But his plans go awry when Luis Estrada-Gene's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Since making his Major League Baseball debut in 2016, Aaron Judge has taken the world of baseball by storm. He has won Home Run Derby competitions and has been named an All-Star. In 2022, he broke the American League record for most home runs in a season when he hit 62 homers. Young readers will learn about how Aaron became the star he is today after excelling in college baseball at Fresno State University and growing up playing football, basketball,...