As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947...
Baseball players
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Author:Herman, GailSummary: - Author:Boateng, JohnnySummary:
KaLeah has just moved from Halifax to the small town of Trail, B.C. KaLeah's a natural at baseball, and it's what she loves to do most. But she is excluded and bullied by Nikki and her clique, the popular Valley Girls, because she is...
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Author:Eisenberg, JohnSummary:The fascinating story of baseball's legendary "Ironmen," two players from different eras who each achieved the coveted and sometimes confounding record of most consecutive games played When Cal Ripken Jr. began his career with the...
- Author:KINSELLA, W. P.Summary:
Kinsella steps into the batter's box and slugs another home run. In his latest collection of short stories built around baseball themes, the author sweeps up readers and transports them to an irresistible fantasy land inhabited by...
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Author:Kurlansky, MarkSummary:Kurlansky chronicles the rise of baseball in the Dominican Republic. Here he examines how baseball changed the fortunes of many Dominicans, for good and bad.
- Author:Quinn, MeghanSummary:
Okay, that might not be the headline in the newspaper this morning, but it's the reality of my current situation. It all started a month ago when I received a call from my best friend, Kinsley. She'd gotten a new job in Chicago and...
- Author:Fenraven, TheoSummary:
Pro baseball player Devin Carter is set to break a home run record until a knee injury puts him on the bench. With nothing to do but wait for recovery, Devin impulsively treats himself and his dog to a vacation in the Florida Keys. He...
- Author:Harbach, ChadSummary:
At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big-league stardom. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five people are upended.
- Author:Shutt, Timothy BakerSummary:
In this course, Kenyon College professor, Timothy Shutt provides a history of baseball in America, from its orgins through today's modern game.
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Author:Kinsella, W. P.Summary:More than just another baseball story, this soul-stirring novel on which the movie Field of Dreams is based is about love and the power of dreams to make people come alive.
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Author:Christopher, MattSummary:Eleven-year-old cousins Liam McCarthy, a catcher, and Carter Jones, a pitcher, grew up playing baseball together and have become closer than brothers. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the...
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Author:Gaetz, DayleSummary:Caz has a pretty good reason when she punches her boyfriend in the face, but she gets expelled anyway. Moving to a new school, she is told she is dyslexic and is sent to special education classes. Caz tries to fit in and get by while...
- Author:Rosenfield, Kat.Summary:
"Blade-sharp, whip-smart, and genuinely original - a thriller to refresh your faith in the genre, your belief that a story can still outpace and outsmart you."-AJ Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in The...
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Author:Manzer, JennySummary:Ten-year-old Caspar "Caz" Cadman loves baseball and has a great arm. He loves the sounds, the smells, the stats. When his family moves from Toronto to a suburb of Seattle, the first thing he does is try out for the local summer team,...
- Author:Lewis, MichaelSummary:
Michael Lewis examines the fallacy behind the major league baseball refrain that the team with the biggest wallet is supposed to win. Over the past four years the Oakland Athletics, a major league team with a minor league payroll, have...
- Author:Barra, AllenSummary:
Barra exposes the uncanny parallels--and lifelong friendship--between Micky Mantle and Willie Mays, two of the greatest baseball players ever to take the field.
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Author:W. P. KinsellaSummary:Mike Houle is a college all-star second baseman in his junior year when he turns down a fourth-round draft pick offer from the Montreal Expos. He'll finish his business degree and try his luck again next year. But Mike's final...
- Author:Higuera, Donna BarbaSummary:
My gym shorts burrow into my butt crack like a frightened groundhog. Don't you want to read a book that starts like that? Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues.She's also championed causes her whole...
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Author:Gilbert, L. A.Summary:Kieran Appleby can't wait until graduation to escape his life in the Keys. His only friend is the school janitor, his father doesn’t talk to him and Kieran doesn’t know how to mention he’s gay. No wonder he daydreams about college...
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Author:Rud, JeffSummary:Fresh from a thrilling basketball season playing for the varsity team, Matt is looking forward to a new challenge: baseball. The South Side team seems to be strong this year, if only Matt can control his fear of being hit by an errant...
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