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The Kid Who Only Hit Homers

Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316096010

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Over one million copies sold! A baseball fan learns the true meaning of success in this beloved classic that will capture the imaginations of a new generation of young readers. Sylvester loves baseball, but he isn't exactly what you'd call a good hitter. Even though he wants nothing more than to join his neighborhood team, the Hooper Redbirds, he's sure he'll never do anything more than warm the bench. But then he meets the mysterious Mr. Baruth who promises to make Sylvester one of the best players ever. Suddenly, Sylvester goes from the worst player on the team to the kid who can only hit homers. With his overnight success, however, come tough questions. Will Sylvester ever learn the true meaning of teamwork? And what will happen when he has to learn to stand on his own? This beloved story about baseball, confidence, perseverance, and being a good teammate is a modern classic and sure to win over a new generation of young sports fans.

The Kid Who Only Hit Homers

Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Norwood House Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781599531076

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The Kid Who Only Hit Homers by Matt Christopher Pdf

A boy becomes a phenomenal baseball player one summer when a mysterious stranger resembling Babe Ruth befriends him

Return of the Home Run Kid

Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Norwood House Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781599532134

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Return of the Home Run Kid by Matt Christopher Pdf

Sylvester Coddmyer III is having a dismal baseball season until he takes advice from a mysterious ex-ballplayer named Cheeko and starts to play more aggressively.

Comeback of the Home Run Kid

Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316093785

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Comeback of the Home Run Kid by Matt Christopher Pdf

Sylvester Coddmyer III, star of "The Kid Who Only Hit Homers" and "Return of the Home Run Kid" is about to face his biggest challenge yet. He sprains his ankle and wonders how he will hit homers--or even singles--when every swing means pain.

The Home Run Kid Races On

Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316088565

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The Home Run Kid Races On by Matt Christopher Pdf

Home run slugger Sylvester Coddmyer the Third has an amazing secret. For three seasons, he's been coached by men who look exactly like baseball legends: Babe Ruth, Eddie Cicotte, and Mickey Mantle. Are these men just impersonating famous ballplayers, as his friend Duane insists? Or are they from the "beyond," as Snooky Malone believes? The mystery deepens in this fourth title of the exciting Home Run Kid series when yet another character from baseball's past appears to coach Syl. But is Syl the only one getting pointers? And will Snooky ever get to the bottom of this mystery?

Out at Home

Author : Cal Ripken Jr.,Kevin Cowherd
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781484711491

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Out at Home by Cal Ripken Jr.,Kevin Cowherd Pdf

Mickey Labriogla is the best catcher in the league. He's got a cannon for an arm, calls a great game, and blocks the plate like a bulldozer with shin guards. But when a hotshot new pitcher joins the Dulaney Orioles, Mickey wonders if it isn't time to find another position -- or maybe another team. Zoom's the most arrogant player the Orioles have ever seen. But even Coach Labriogla, Mickey's dad, seems in awe of the kid's talent and willing to overlook his insufferable behavior. When Mickey and Zoom find themselves rivals for the attention of the mysterious Abby Elliott, who works the concession stand, any chance the two teammates can get along goes out the window. As the Orioles head to a seemingly-inevitable showdown in the new "Super-Regional" against Zoom's old team, the powerful Laurel Yankees, the clash between Mickey and Zoom threatens to break the team apart -- and derail a championship season. Praise for Hothead ". . . just the ticket for readers who've worked their way through Dan Gutman and Matt Christopher but are still a little shy of Matt de la Pe¿a and Carl Deuker. " -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Written with Ripken's obvious knowledge of the game, Conor's story rings true, with plenty of good baseball action. If Conor's not always in good spirits, the novel is, with likable characters, lively baseball action and the usual dreams of playing in the big leagues-in Conor's case, at Camden Yards. Ripken and Cowherd, like Conor and his Babe Ruth League Orioles, make a winning team. " --Kirkus Reviews

One Shot at Forever

Author : Chris Ballard
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781401304324

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One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard Pdf

"One Shot at Forever is powerful, inspirational. . . . This isn't merely a book about baseball. It's a book about heart." --Jeff Pearlman, New York Times bestselling author of Boys Will Be Boys and The Bad Guys Won In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois, playing with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats, defied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of 370 teams to represent the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final, a distinction that still stands. There the Ironmen would play against a Chicago powerhouse in a dramatic game that would change their lives forever. In this gripping, cinematic narrative, Chris Ballard tells the story of the team and its coach, Lynn Sweet: a hippie, dreamer, and intellectual who arrived in Macon in 1966, bringing progressive ideas to a town stuck in the Eisenhower era. Beloved by students but not administration, Sweet reluctantly took over the ragtag team, intent on teaching the boys as much about life as baseball. Together they embarked on an improbable postseason run that buoyed a small town in desperate need of something to celebrate. Engaging and poignant, One Shot at Forever is a testament to the power of high school sports to shape the lives of those who play them, and it reminds us that there are few bonds more sacred than that among a coach, a team, and a town. "Macon's run at the title reminds us why sports matter and why sportswriting has such great power to inspire. . . . [It's] one hell of a good story, and Ballard has written one hell of a good book." --Jonathan Eig, Chicago Tribune

The Desperado who Stole Baseball

Author : John H. Ritter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0399246649

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The Desperado who Stole Baseball by John H. Ritter Pdf

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.

The Boy Who Saved Baseball

Author : John Ritter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0142402869

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Tom Gallagher is in a tight spot. The fate of the Dillontown team rests on the outcome of one baseball game, winner take all. If Tom's team loses, they lose their field too. But how can they possibly win? Just when everything seems hopeless, a mysterious boy named Cruz de la Cruz rides into town and claims to know the secret of hitting. Not to mention the secrets of Dante Del Gato, Dillontown's greatest hitter ever. Since he walked away from the game years ago, Del Gato hasn't spoken a word to anyone. But now he might be Tom's only hope for saving his hometown. From the award-winning author of Over the Wall and Choosing Up Sides comes this imaginative tale of one boy's struggle to preserve the spirit of the game he loves.

The Kid Who Batted 1.000

Author : Troon McAllister
Publisher : Crown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385505307

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The Kid Who Batted 1.000 by Troon McAllister Pdf

The Des Moines Majestyks are deep in the cellar...so deep that it seems nothing short of divine intervention could even get them up to the ground floor. They do have one star, Juan-Tanamera "Bueno" Aires, an ex-basketball phenom who performs miracles at the plate and magic in the field. Unfortunately, team owner Holden Canfield, who’s struck it rich with an Internet start-up, spent the entire team budget on acquiring "Bueno," leaving the rest of the roster painfully devoid of talent. Manager Zuke Johansen has just about given up hope when an unexpected thing happens: A scout introduces him to Marvin Kowalski. A straight-A student, valedictorian of his high school class, and on his way to MIT, Marvin knows little about the rules of the game, and his pencil-thin physique would get him laughed off a big-league diamond. But Marvin has one brilliant skill. The ultimate "one-tool" player, he has such a good eye that he can tell what kind of pitch is coming almost before it leaves the pitcher's hand. And even though he's not much of a hitter, his reflexes and coordination are incredibly fast–-so fast, in fact, that nobody can strike him out, as Zuke Johansen quickly sees. Marvin may not be Babe Ruth, but he has found a way to exhaust–-and utterly enrage–-opposing pitchers, driving them to distraction before he takes his inevitable base. Faced with the prospect of leading his team to one of the worst season records since the game was played without gloves, Zuke is desperate enough to wonder if Marvin's strange talent might just lift his Majestyks out of the cellar.... The Kid Who Batted 1.000 is one of those rare sports novels that will appeal to fervent fans as well as those still trying to figure out the infield fly rule. Generously sprinkling his story with some of the best-loved one-liners in the game, Troon McAllister delivers a darkly funny behind-the-scenes look at our national pastime, cementing his place as a major-league humorist.

Catcher with a Glass Arm

Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316095471

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Catcher with a Glass Arm by Matt Christopher Pdf

A young baseball player struggles to overcome his fear of a pitched ball, improve his throwing, and somehow redeem himself in the eyes of his teammates.

Hit-Away Kid

Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Norwood House Press
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781599533186

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Hit-Away Kid by Matt Christopher Pdf

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.

Kids Review Kids' Books

Author : Scholastic Professional Books,Scholastic, Inc. Staff
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1997-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 0590603469

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Kids Review Kids' Books by Scholastic Professional Books,Scholastic, Inc. Staff Pdf

This friendly reference allows kids to make informed decisions about which books to read, offering more than 375 lively book reviews for kids by kids. Children, teachers, and parents can easily locate books by subject, title, or author, and discover what makes each book a must read!

Look Who's Playing First Base

Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316093996

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Look Who's Playing First Base by Matt Christopher Pdf

LOOK WHO'S PLAYING FIRST BASE Will Mike stand up to his teammates to defend his friend? When the Checkmates need a new first baseman, Mike Hagin's new friend, Yuri, seems like a logical choice. But when Yuri starts flubbing plays and the team's star player threatens to quit as a result, Mike is not sure Yuri is such a good choice after all-for a teammate or for a friend. It appears as if Mike will have to choose between his friendship with Yuri and his loyalty to the team-or is there another solution?

The Art of Fielding

Author : Chad Harbach
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316192163

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The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Pdf

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. Henry's fight against self-doubt threatens to ruin his future. College president Guert Affenlight, a longtime bachelor, has fallen unexpectedly and helplessly in love. Owen Dunne, Henry's gay roommate and teammate, becomes caught up in a dangerous affair. Mike Schwartz, the Harpooners' team captain and Henry's best friend, realizes he has guided Henry's career at the expense of his own. And Pella Affenlight, Guert's daughter, returns to Westish after escaping an ill-fated marriage, determined to start a new life. As the season counts down to its climactic final game, these five are forced to confront their deepest hopes, anxieties, and secrets. In the process they forge new bonds, and help one another find their true paths. Written with boundless intelligence and filled with the tenderness of youth, The Art of Fielding is an expansive, warmhearted novel about ambition and its limits, about family and friendship and love, and about commitment--to oneself and to others.