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1) Rivals
Author
Series
Baseball great novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Josh looks forward to facing a true rival in the Baseball Hall of Fame tournament, but first he and his friends Jaden and Benji put themselves at great risk trying to expose the truth about a conspiracy to bribe the head umpire.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
All twelve-year-old Josh wants to do is play baseball, but when his father, a minor league pitcher, signs him up for a youth championship team, Josh finds himself embroiled in a situation with potentially illegal consequences.
3) High heat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
High school sophomore and star pitcher Shane Hunter's life of affluence and private school begins to fall apart when his father, owner of a Lexus dealership, is arrested for money laundering.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
For as long as he can remember Curtis Pith has wanted to become a chef. When the host of his favorite cooking show announces a kids-only final season, Curtis sees his chance. And more than wanting to be a chef, Curtis sees a chance to meet his biological father, Lucas Taylor, the Super Chef himself. A cross between Willy Wonka and Master Chef, this book is full of delicious food, teamwork and a wonderful tale of a young boy trying to find his place...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Language
English
Formats
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...
6) Babe & me
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
With their ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe and his father have the opportunity to find out whether Babe Ruth really did call his shot when he hit that homerun in the third game of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
With her best friends pulling away from her, her newly-separated parents deciding she should spend the summer at her father's new home, and a babysitting job she does not want, Marley's life is already as precarious as an overfull water balloon when a cute boy enters the picture.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventh-grader Bea is the star short stop on her softball team, which is going to the league championship, but her world has just been turned upside down by the news that her father has been suspended from his law practice because he used some of his clients' money to pay bills; worse the news has been spread by another lawyer online, and that lawyer happens to be the father of Bea's almost boyfriend, Xander; now her fielding skills are slipping,...
9) New kid
Author
Series
New kids novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A troubled kid finds his bearings in a new school after a baseball coach offers him a spot on the team"--
10) Honus & Me
Author
Series
Baseball card adventures volume 1
Language
English
Description
With more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life!
With historical photos and back matter to separate the facts from the fiction, New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman takes readers on a page-turning trip through baseball's past. Perfect for young readers who love time travel stories and dream about meeting history's greatest baseball players!
Joe
...Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Bilal's family suddenly moves to America, his father stays in Pakistan, and Bilal embraces baseball, an unexpected friend, and a new language. But this new way of life does not feel so special without Baba--will he ever get to America to see Bilal pitch a game?
12) Lost boy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
After a near-fatal car accident, twelve-year-old Ryder's mother needs an operation they cannot afford and while a new friend tries to raise funds, Ryder travels with a grouchy, disabled neighbor, from Yankee Stadium to Turner Field seeking the major league baseball player who might be Ryder's father.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sent to New England in the 1870s as a part of a Chinese educational mission, Leon falls in love with baseball, even though he is forbidden to play, and learns more about America with the help of his host father, who has recently lost his own son in an accident.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Nick loves baseball so after a year in the hospital fighting polio and with a brace on one leg, Nick takes a job with the team for which his father is catcher and gets to see the great pitcher, Satchel Paige, play during the 1935 season. Includes historical notes.
15) Biggie
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henry "Biggie" Abbott has hidden behind his weight for years, and although he is the son and stepson of two of Finch, Minnesota's most famous athletes, he prefers academic success until the girl of his dreams suggests he join the baseball team, and, with his stepbrother's help, he discovers he is a great pitcher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Casey lives with his father and grandfather at their family-run umpire school, and as he deals with middle school and his mother's unwelcome return, he stumbles on a sensational story that has him questioning his dream of becoming a journalist.
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