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21) The hit-away kid
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Barry McGee, hit-away batter for the Peach Street Mudders, enjoys winning so much that he has a tendency to bend the rules; then the dirty tactics of the pitcher on a rival team give him a new perspective on sports ethics.
22) Baseball fever
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Ten-year-old Ezra tries to convince his scholarly father that his baseball fever is not wasting his mind.
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Baseball great novels volume 3
Pub. Date
[2011]
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Determined to play in the Little League World Series, twelve-year-old Josh struggles to concentrate on his game and be the team's leader while also trying to cope with his parents' impending divorce.
27) Boys in control
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Series
Hatfords and Malloys volume 9
Pub. Date
2008, c2003
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Once again the Hatford brothers and the Mallory sisters find themselves pitted against each other when embarrassing pictures of the boys turn up in the girls' basement, and the boys try to figure out how to get them back.
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Teenager Biddy Owens' 1948 journal about working for the Birmingham Black Barons includes the games and the players, racism the team faces from New Orleans to Chicago, and his family's resistance to his becoming a professional baseball player. Includes a historical note about the evolution of the Negro Leagues.
31) Mr. Baseball
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A Little Leaguer suffers the enthusiastic activities of his baseball-loving five-year-old brother.
32) The only game
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Home team novels volume 1
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Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan would lead his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team, seems to understand.
33) Safe at Home
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Comeback kids volume 3
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Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces a new struggle to fit in when he becomes the first seventh-grader ever to make the varsity baseball team.
35) Southpaw
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Winning season volume 6
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After moving to New Jersey following his parents' divorce, Jimmy Fleming tries out for the seventh-grade baseball team while also trying to cope with his new life and dealing with his overly-competitive father.
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"Digger wants to play baseball with his friends. But he isn't allowed to go out until he's cleaned his room. Digger starts cleaning at top speed, but the faster he moves the messier his room gets. His big tail and big feet aren't helping! Will Digger win the race to tidy his room and get to the game on time?"--Publisher's statement on Amazon.com.
38) Grandmas At Bat
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Pip's two grandmothers, who cannot agree on anything, take over coaching her baseball team and create chaos.
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"When Mike pitches against the heavy-hitting Peach Street Mudders, the butterflies in his stomach feel more like dragons. The other team is good, and Mike starts to lose faith in his ability. Good thing he has a secret weapon in his dong, Harry. Can Harry help Mike pitch a no-hitter?"--Page [4] of cover.