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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
As three teenaged sisters struggle to cope with their father's sudden death, they find they must reexamine friendships, lifelong dreams, and their relationships with each other and their father.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
3) 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...
5) Me and McGee
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Last year, McGee, the Catbirds' best hitter, walloped a home run, cleared the bases, and won the Apple Valley Championship. It's been a long winter and the pitcher has practiced every day, memorized those 108 stitches on the ball. There are two strikes and McGee steps up to the plate. Just like last year. The pitcher throws the Slither Ball, the Brush-Cut Ball, and, finally, the Cannonball Express, with that sweet spot that only McGee can see. Will...
7) Switcharound
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Forced to spend a summer with their father and his "new" family, Caroline, age eleven, and J.P., age thirteen, are given unpleasant responsibilities for which they are determined to get revenge.
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