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1) Mike Trout
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
Mike Trout's size and speed have made him a standout baseball player, even in his earliest games. But he would not have earned a spot on the Los Angeles Angels without a strong will to work. After being drafted in 2009, Mike started to make his way through the minor leagues. By the end of 2012, he was playing in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and hitting big home runs. Follow Mike's story from his years as a high school baseball fan in New...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
Lena Blackburne loved baseball. He watched it, played it, he coached it. But he didn't love the ways players broke in new baseballs. Tired of soggy, blackened, stinky baseballs, he found a better way. Thanks to a well-timed fishing trip and a top-secret mud recipe, Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud was born. For seventy-five years, baseball teams have used Lena's magic mud to prepare baseballs before every game.
5) Ryan Howard
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
A short look at the life of the baseball star.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Presents the inspiring stories of baseball players who overcame obstacles in the course of their careers due to race, religion, ethnicity, or gender, including Jackie Robinson, Hank Greenburg, Fernando Valenzuela, and Ila Borders.
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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
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career as an MVP-award winning baseball player, and a hero of the civil rights movement.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Who is considered the better pure hitter, Ted Williams or Miguel Cabrera? Who ws better at tearing up the baseaths, Rickey Henderson or Ty Cobb? Does Clayton Kershaw compare to the strikeout king, Nolan Ryan? See how the players match up in this side-by-side look at baseball's stars.
13) David Wright
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and career of the baseball player David Wright.
14) Mike Trout
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to Major League Baseball star Mike Trout. Trout's life story is examined from his childhood in New Jersey to his selection by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2009 MLB Draft. Trout's early years in the minor leagues are covered, up to his arrival in the major leagues where he was named American League Rookie of the Year in 2012 on his way to appearances in the All-Star Game in 2012 and 2013. Aligned to Common...
15) Satchel Paige
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of the legendary baseball player, who was the first African-American to pitch in a Major League World Series.
17) Clayton Kershaw
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
The story of the Los Angeles Dodgers Cy Young Award winning pitcher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Learn about Derek Jeter and how he knew when he was a child that he wanted to be where he is today. In this sports biography, follow Derek goes from becoming a great high school baseball player to an All-Star starting shortstop for the New York Yankees"--Provided by publisher.
19) Bryce Harper
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Bryce Harper always wanted to play Major League Baseball (MLB). He left high school after his sophomore year to chase his dream. The move paid off when he was chosen by the Washington Nationals as the first pick in the 2010 MLB draft. In 2013, Bryce became the youngest position player in National League (NL) history to start in an All-Star Game. Bryce's swing has been compared to Babe Ruth's, so the sky is the limit for his future. Learn more about...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to Giancarlo Stanton, providing exciting details about his life and going deep inside the key moments of his MLB career. The title also features informative "fast facts," a timeline, and a glossary. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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