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Everyone loves an underdog. That’s why we’re drawn to sports movies—there’s something special about the magic depicted in Remember The Titans, Miracle, or even something silly like The Waterboy. But good sports books, and we mean good ones, go even deeper.
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Game changers volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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940L
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Ben and his friends, the Core Four Plus One, are so excited to play in their town's All-Star Baseball league. But in the first game of the season Ben gets hit by a pitch. It's never happened to him before and it shakes him up. Another player on Ben's team, Justin, is acting really weirdly. Ben has known Justin for a while and they're friendly but he's not one of Ben's closest "boys." Justin is the team's best hitter but his behavior on and off the...
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Yahoo's lead baseball columnist offers an in-depth look at the most valuable commodity in sports-the pitching arm-and how its vulnerability to injury is hurting players and the game, from Little League to the majors.
Every year, Major League Baseball spends more than $1.5 billion on pitchers-five times more than the salary of every NFL quarterback combined. Pitchers are the game's lifeblood. Their import is exceeded only by their fragility. One tiny...
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
USA TODAY BESTSELLER
Teammate is the inspiring memoir from "Grandpa Rossy," the veteran catcher who became the heart and soul of the 2016 Chicago Cubs championship team.
In 2016 the Cubs snapped a 108-year curse, winning the World Series in a history-making, seven-game series against the Cleveland Indians. Of the many storylines to Chicago's fairytale season, one stood out: the late-career renaissance of David Ross,...
6) Screwball
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Could the curse of the Bambino be over? For too many miserable seasons, the Boston Red Sox have endured nothing but defeat and heartbreak.
Finally, there is hope in the sensational Ron Kane, a strapping rookie pitcher whose fastball scorches the radar gun at an ungodly 110 miles per hour. He can also handle the bat. And play the outfield. With Kane dazzling sellout crowds, the Red Sox are suddenly a juggernaut.
The only fly in the ointment is the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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In 1972, after his older brother is killed in a car crash, Peter Lee's mother is paralyzed by grief and his traditional Chinese father seems emotionally frozen; but Peter hopes that if he joins a Little League team in Pittsburgh he can reawaken the passion for baseball that all the members of his family used to share and bring them back to life.
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Overview: Every spring, Little Leaguers across the country mimic his stance and squabble over the right to wear his number, 2, the next number to be retired by the world's most famous ball team. Derek Jeter is their hero. He walks in the footsteps of Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, and Mantle, and someday his shadow will loom just as large. Yet he has never been the best player in baseball. In fact, he hasn't always been the best player on his team. But his...
10) Honus and me
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Baseball card adventures volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
690L
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English
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Joey, who loves baseball but is not very good at it, finds a valuable 1909 Honus Wagner card and travels back in time to meet Honus.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 18
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"The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed…. This is an absorbing book, beautifully written." -Wall Street Journal "Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It's a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero's self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory… a remarkably rich portrait." - Time The instant New York Times bestseller about the baseball...
12) My new team
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Little Rhino volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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A new chapter book series from Major League Baseball's 2006 National League MVP, Ryan Howard! Every day when Little Rhino comes home from school, he finishes his homework, grabs his bat, his glove, and runs outside to meet Grandpa James. They always practice catching and hitting in the backyard. Playing baseball with grandfather is Little Rhino's favorite thing to do, especially when he pretends to be a real Major League homerun hitter. One afternoon,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Documents the story of the Baseball Hall of Fame honorees, tracing how the Acerra family of New Jersey formed their own semi-pro baseball team in the 1930s and became the longest-running all-brother team in history.
15) Roberto & Me
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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"When Stosh travels into the past to meet Roberto Clemente, a legendary ballplayer and a beloved humanitarian, he's got only one goal: warning Roberto not to get on the doomed plane that will end his life in a terrible crash" -- from back cover.
16) Playoff dreams
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
650L
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Brendan, the best player on a losing baseball team, learns a lesson from a Chicago Cubs all-star about the true value of the game. Includes facts about pitchers, especially Ernie Banks.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
870L
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"Read about Nolan Ryan, or "The Ryan Express," in this sports biography about the legendary pitcher who played 27 seasons in the Major Leagues. Follow his journey from living in a small town in Texas to becoming a Hall of Fame pitcher and Owner of the Texas Rangers"--Provided by publisher.
18) Plunked
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
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640L
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Sixth-grader Jack Mogens loses his nerve after getting hit by a pitch, and has to dig deep within himself to avoid giving up the sport he loves.
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Baseball Geeks adventures volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"Baseball Geeks Joey, Kevin, and Omar find themselves in a tough situation when Kevin's dad tells the boys that he stole something very important from the baseball Hall of Fame. How will the boys get from Ohio to New York and save Kevin's dad from getting in serious trouble?"--
20) Shohei Ohtani
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This exciting book provides an overview of the life and career of baseball star Shohei Ohtani. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and plenty of colorful photos make reading simple and exciting. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading. Apex books have low reading levels (grades 2-3) but are designed for older students, with interest...
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