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1) Babe Ruth
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
Description
Baseball is a great sport, but not all players had the home life as kids that nurtured their talent. Babe Ruth, Jim Peirsall, Torii Hunter, Ron LeFlore, and Joe Torre dealt with poverty, abuse, and addiction when young, and had to turn their lives around to play the game they loved. A moving look at the lives of these four great players.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The complete story surrounding the most famous and significant player transaction in professional sports The sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in 1919 is one of the pivotal moments in baseball history, changing the fortunes of two of baseball's most storied franchises, and helping to create the legend of the greatest player the game has ever known. More than a simple transaction, the sale resulted in a deal that created...
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Seattle Mariners hitting and fielding star who won the MVP and Rookie of the Year Award in 2001 and became the first successful Japanese player in the Major Leagues.
13) Jackie Robinson
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and career of the first African American to play Major League baseball.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The New York Yankees played their first game in the American League in 1903. Since then, they have become the best team in baseball, bar none. Now this action-packed and fact-filled volume brings the Yankee's great history to life. From Babe Ruth's called shot and Lou Gehrig's tearful farewell speech, to Reggie Jackson's three hits on three pitches and Derek Jeter's game-saving catches, classic moments are recounted with such vivid description that...
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