Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316142601
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
When Martin, the Tigers' newest slugger, loses his lucky baseball bat, he fears that he has also lost his ability to play baseball. By the author of The Hit-Away Kid. Reprint.
The Lucky Baseball Bat
Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316142601
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
When Martin, the Tigers' newest slugger, loses his lucky baseball bat, he fears that he has also lost his ability to play baseball. By the author of The Hit-Away Kid. Reprint.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316142601
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
When Martin, the Tigers' newest slugger, loses his lucky baseball bat, he fears that he has also lost his ability to play baseball. By the author of The Hit-Away Kid. Reprint.
The Lucky Baseball
Author: Suzanne Lieurance
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1464605750
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Harry Yakamoto grew up in Seven Cedars, California playing baseball, going to school, and working at his family's restaurant. As a young Japanese American, he faced discrimination daily, but when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, his life would change forever. Forced to move to a relocation center in the desert of California, Harry and his family have to start a new life behind barbed wire and guarded watchtowers. Readers follow Harry Yakamoto in this World War II story as he learns to live through difficult conditions in a Japanese-American internment camp.
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1464605750
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Harry Yakamoto grew up in Seven Cedars, California playing baseball, going to school, and working at his family's restaurant. As a young Japanese American, he faced discrimination daily, but when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, his life would change forever. Forced to move to a relocation center in the desert of California, Harry and his family have to start a new life behind barbed wire and guarded watchtowers. Readers follow Harry Yakamoto in this World War II story as he learns to live through difficult conditions in a Japanese-American internment camp.
Lucky
Author: Wes Tooke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439158258
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Louis isn’t very good at playing baseball, but he knows and loves the game more than anybody. He loves the purity of the sport, the sound of the crack of a bat, and the smell of freshly cut grass in the stadium. And more than anything, he loves the New York Yankees. So when he becomes a bat boy for the team during the summer of 1961, it is a dream come true. Lucky gives readers baseline box seats to one of the most memorable seasons in sports history, and as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris compete in their legendary home-run race, Louis learns that the heroes he looks up to can teach him life lessons that will change him forever.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439158258
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Louis isn’t very good at playing baseball, but he knows and loves the game more than anybody. He loves the purity of the sport, the sound of the crack of a bat, and the smell of freshly cut grass in the stadium. And more than anything, he loves the New York Yankees. So when he becomes a bat boy for the team during the summer of 1961, it is a dream come true. Lucky gives readers baseline box seats to one of the most memorable seasons in sports history, and as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris compete in their legendary home-run race, Louis learns that the heroes he looks up to can teach him life lessons that will change him forever.
The Desperado who Stole Baseball
Author: John H. Ritter
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399246647
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
In 1881, the scrappy, rough-and-tumble baseball team in a California mining town enlists the help of a quick-witted twelve-year-old orphan and the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid to win a big game against the National League Champion Chicago White Stockings. Prequel to: The boy who saved baseball.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399246647
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
In 1881, the scrappy, rough-and-tumble baseball team in a California mining town enlists the help of a quick-witted twelve-year-old orphan and the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid to win a big game against the National League Champion Chicago White Stockings. Prequel to: The boy who saved baseball.
Perfect Game
Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316248401
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Little League World Series is within reach Two weeks of intense competition remain to decide the final teams for the Little League World Series. This year, the anticipation is high as it's possible that both of the previous final two teams will return, a very rare occurrence. And those are the teams Carter and Liam now play for! These two players, one from each team, are thinking the same thought: How can I play against my best friend? Join Liam and Carter as they work their way to the Little League World Series in this thrilling series.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316248401
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Little League World Series is within reach Two weeks of intense competition remain to decide the final teams for the Little League World Series. This year, the anticipation is high as it's possible that both of the previous final two teams will return, a very rare occurrence. And those are the teams Carter and Liam now play for! These two players, one from each team, are thinking the same thought: How can I play against my best friend? Join Liam and Carter as they work their way to the Little League World Series in this thrilling series.
The Baseball Player and the Walrus
Author: Ben Loory
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698401816
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A sweet and poignant story of friendship, from acclaimed short-story writer Ben Loory The baseball player has it all—money, fame, and success. But something is missing. He doesn’t know what it is until he goes to the zoo and sees a walrus. What a splendid creature! Surely it could bring joy to his life. With happiness just a walrus away, the baseball player sets out to create the perfect enclosure for his new friend. He’s even willing to give up his job to be with the walrus. But without a job, he won’t be able to afford his new friend’s care and keeping. And without the walrus, he won’t be able to smile. Luckily, there’s a compromise to be had and a walrus just waiting to be reunited with his resourceful friend.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698401816
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A sweet and poignant story of friendship, from acclaimed short-story writer Ben Loory The baseball player has it all—money, fame, and success. But something is missing. He doesn’t know what it is until he goes to the zoo and sees a walrus. What a splendid creature! Surely it could bring joy to his life. With happiness just a walrus away, the baseball player sets out to create the perfect enclosure for his new friend. He’s even willing to give up his job to be with the walrus. But without a job, he won’t be able to afford his new friend’s care and keeping. And without the walrus, he won’t be able to smile. Luckily, there’s a compromise to be had and a walrus just waiting to be reunited with his resourceful friend.
The Fenway Foul-Up
Author: David A. Kelly
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606153263
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Thanks to Kate's mom, a sports reporter, cousins Mike Walsh and Kate Hopkins have tickets to the Red Sox game and All Access passes to Fenway Park. But as they're watching batting practice before the game, the lucky bat of Red Sox star slugger Big D
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606153263
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Thanks to Kate's mom, a sports reporter, cousins Mike Walsh and Kate Hopkins have tickets to the Red Sox game and All Access passes to Fenway Park. But as they're watching batting practice before the game, the lucky bat of Red Sox star slugger Big D
Play Ball!
Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781484413937
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Eleven-year-old cousins who are closer than most brothers, catcher Liam McCarthy and pitcher Carter Jones grew up playing baseball together. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball World
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781484413937
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Eleven-year-old cousins who are closer than most brothers, catcher Liam McCarthy and pitcher Carter Jones grew up playing baseball together. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball World
State Showdown
Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316248444
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
It's an all star showdown... The journey to the Little League Baseball® World Series continues! The Forest Park All-Star teammates are moving on to Sectionals competition. Carter Jones leads the charge with a devastating pitch that leaves batters blinking in confusion. Forest Park looks unstoppable--until a long-held grudge threatens to break apart the team and end its postseason journey. Catcher Liam McGrath, Carter's cousin, knows all about grudges. But if he's going to succeed on his California All-Star team, he has to put them aside and work together with a rival-turned-teammate. Do they have what it takes to make it to the Little League Baseball® World Series? © 2013 Little League Baseball, Incorporated.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316248444
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
It's an all star showdown... The journey to the Little League Baseball® World Series continues! The Forest Park All-Star teammates are moving on to Sectionals competition. Carter Jones leads the charge with a devastating pitch that leaves batters blinking in confusion. Forest Park looks unstoppable--until a long-held grudge threatens to break apart the team and end its postseason journey. Catcher Liam McGrath, Carter's cousin, knows all about grudges. But if he's going to succeed on his California All-Star team, he has to put them aside and work together with a rival-turned-teammate. Do they have what it takes to make it to the Little League Baseball® World Series? © 2013 Little League Baseball, Incorporated.
Double Play at Short
Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 031609479X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Twelve-year-old Danny thinks that there is something very familiar about the girl who plays shortstop on the team he faces during the championship series, and his curiosity leads him to a surprising discovery about his own adoption.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 031609479X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Twelve-year-old Danny thinks that there is something very familiar about the girl who plays shortstop on the team he faces during the championship series, and his curiosity leads him to a surprising discovery about his own adoption.