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"Jason Goodyear is the star outfielder for the Los Angeles Lions, stationed with the rest of his team in the punishingly hot Arizona desert for their annual spring training. Handsome, famous, and talented, Goodyear is nonetheless coming apart at the seams. And the coaches, writers, wives, girlfriends, petty criminals, and diehard fans following his every move are eager to find out why--as they hide secrets of their own. Humming with the energy of...
2) I got it!
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Language
English
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In this wordless picture book, a young outfielder imagines all the terrifying ways he might not catch the baseball, and one way that he can.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Sylvester Coddmyer III, a poor but enthusiastic baseball player, becomes a phenomenal hitter after he meets a mysterious stranger resembling Babe Ruth who offers to help him improve his batting skills.
4) Jack at bat
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
350L
Language
English
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The Lady and Rex have a baseball game against the Big City Brats. Jack is not allowed to swing the bat, so he is told to be the Bat Boy. That is, until the Lady Town Ladies and the Big City Brats are tied. It's up to Jack to hit a home run, but on the way to home plate he spots some snacks...
5) Grand slam
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Series
Baseball genius volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Jalen DeLuca can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to pitch, but without the statistics he has on the pro players, Jalen finds success to be extremely challenging, especially with all the extra drama of his mom coming back into his life.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Seventh grader and math wiz Trish plans to play on the baseball team, but fellow math wiz Ben thinks baseball is a torture he would like to avoid--but now the two, who competed against each other in a math tournament, find themselves on the same baseball team. Includes recipes and math facts.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
350L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Baseball season has arrived and Mo Jackson is all set to play with his team, the Lions. But Mo always bats last, and he always plays right field-- and no balls ever come to right field. Mo wants to get a home run, but he keeps striking out. His team is losing! Will Mo ever get his chance to help the Lions win?
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In the clutch volume 04
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Aaron is a 12-year-old baseball phenom, but only when hes playing in the field. At the plate, he struggles. Now, its the last inning of the last game of the season, and Aarons in the batters box, down by one with the bases loaded. Just as he steps up to the plate, Aaron spots his superstar-athlete older brother, Will, who completely abandoned him at the worst possible time. Can Aaron come through in the clutch when his team needs him most, and will...
9) Walk-off
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The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 10
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
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"Derek is about to turn 13, and as the school year comes to an end and summer baseball season is about to begin, Derek knows that if he does his best both on and off the field, the future will look bright next year in 8th grade, and it'll be a grand slam!"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Language
English
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Description
"Lenny loves baseball. And not just playing baseball -- he loves reading about it, too. Lenny thinks the more he knows, the better he'll play ... and he needs all the help he can get! But it's not until he comes across some interesting information in his Big Book of Baseball Facts -- Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, two of the best hitters in baseball history, failed most of the time! -- that Lenny realizes his odds are pretty good! With renewed determination...
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Lucy tries sports volume 6
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
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"In this picture book Lucy and her friends learn the basics of baseball, including catching, hitting and fielding, then try their new skills in a real game."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy . . . like expanding the options for race on school tests beyond just a few bubbles. And some not so much . . . like complaining to the BBC about the length between Doctor Who seasons. Lupe needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, who's Chinacan/Mexinese just like her....
15) Camp average
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Series
Camp average volume 01
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
"Camp Average is a middle-grade novel that tells the story of a group of 11-year-old boys sharing Cabin 10 at a six-week summer sports camp for boys. The actual name of the place is Camp Avalon, but the kids call it Camp Average, because they never win at any sport. And that's the way they like it. But this summer, Winston, the new camp director doesn't like losing, and he's not about to start! Led by the main protagonist, Mack, and his best friend...
16) Golden arm
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Lazarus Weathers, a high school senior from the wrong side of the tracks, seeks to protect his half-brother while pitching his way out of poverty, one strike at a time.
"Lazarus "Laz" Weathers has always been shy, and his issue with stuttering when he speaks hasn't helped. Stuck in a Seattle trailer park, Laz finds baseball helps him escape from the world of poverty and drugs. When he gets an opportunity to pitch for the rich kids across town, he...
17) Double play
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
When New York Yankee James "JY" Yager tries to show that he can still hit in the majors without the help of twelve-year-old Jalen's baseball genius, Jalen focuses on his own baseball career as he tries to carve out a spot with the Rockton Rockets.
18) Baseball blowup
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
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Description
"Malcolm loves baseball and science, but his teammates are not always pleased with the ideas he comes up with--until he uses science to come up with a winning pitch, the knuckleball"--Title verso page.
19) Switch-hitter
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Series
The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventh grader Derek Jeter, distracted with responsibilities of playing both basketball and baseball, finds himself on the bench with an injury and he must learn how to be a team player from the dugout and understand the importance of taking care of his body.
20) The grip
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Series
Marcus stroman volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"Marcus, a young baseball pitcher, learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts"--Title verso page.
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