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The contract
by Derek Jeter
A debut novel inspired by the legendary sports icon's career follows the childhood ambitions of aspiring shortstop Derek, who is disappointed by his second-base assignment in Little League and who works to maintain his grades in order to pursue his dream of Yankees stardom.
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The rhino in right field
by Stacy DeKeyser
A boy who loves baseball endeavors to negotiate the expectations of his hardworking immigrant parents, and a rhinoceros in the outfield, to become a batboy as part of his personal pursuit of the American dream. Simultaneous eBook.
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The girl who threw butterflies
by Mick Cochrane
Wanting to pick up the pieces of her life after the sudden death of her father, eighth-grader Molly Williams decides to join the boys' baseball team to demonstrate the special skills she had learned from him--hoping to come to terms with her loss and the impact it has had on her family in the process.
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Mickey & me : a baseball card adventure
by Dan Gutman
Using his time-traveling powers, Joe Stoshack attempts to go back in time to save Mickey Mantle from an injury that will forever alter his baseball career, but when he ends up seven years too early and in the wrong stadium, Joe finds himself wrapped-up in the surprise of his life.
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Baseball great
by Tim Green
Working with Jaden, the school reporter, to get the behind-the-scenes story on the youth championship baseball team, Josh's suspicions of steroid use among the players result in a confrontation with a dangerous man who makes it clear he isn't happy about the questions being asked.
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Free baseball
by Sue Corbett
Angry with his mother for having too little time for him, eleven-year-old Felix takes advantage of an opportunity to become bat boy for a minor league baseball team, hoping to someday be like his father, a famous Cuban outfielder. Jr Lib Guild. Reprint.
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One-handed catch
by Mary Jane Auch
After losing his hand in an accident at the family store, eleven-year-old Norm must find a way to cope with the tragedy and overcome his disability in order to completely live the life of his dreams. Reprint.
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Kid owner
by Tim Green
When Ryan learns that his estranged father left him the Dallas Cowboys in his will, it is all Ryan can do to keep his dad's other son from snatching the team away. Simultaneous eBook. 50,000 first printing.
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Game changer / by Tommy Greenwald
by Tom Greenwald
While thirteen-year-old Teddy fights for his life after a football injury at training camp, his friends and family gather to support him and discuss events leading to his coma. Told through dialogue, text messages, newspaper articles, transcripts, an online forum, and Teddy's inner thoughts
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Goal line
by Tiki Barber
The football superstar authors of Teammates continue the story of Tiki and Ronde, who look forward to the start of the football season at the beginning of ninth grade until Tiki wins an essay contest and is asked to write an advice column.
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The underdogs
by Mike Lupica
Small but fast 12-year-old Will Tyler, an avid football player in the down-and-out town of Forbes, Pennsylvania, takes matters into his own hands when a lack of funding threatens to cancel the football season, rallying the entire town and giving the whole community hope in the process.
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Benchwarmers
by John Feinstein
A debut entry in a new series by the Edgar Allen Poe Award-winning author of Last Shot finds the poorest player on a soccer team and a superstar player who is left out because she is a girl forging an unexpected friendship on the bench. Simultaneous eBook
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Shoot-out : a Comeback Kids novel
by Mike Lupica
Transferring to a last-place soccer team that forces him to choose between accepting constant losses or quitting the game he loves, Jake receives advice from a teammate about how to be an effective captain, both on and off the field.
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Mack McGinn's big win
by Coleen Paratore
Having been moved to a fancy new development far away from his best friend, Digger, Mack is forced to face his new basketball team and their insults on his own while working to prove himself to his new teammates, his talented older brother, and himself in the process.
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Sabotage season
by Alex Morgan
When the Kentville girls' soccer team is plagued by a series of suspicious mishaps, Devin becomes convinced that players from a rival team, the Pinewood Panthers, are behind the accidents, a situation that compels her to expose the truth before it sabotages an upcoming championship.
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A whole new ballgame
by Phil Bildner
Embarking on a fifth-grade year marked by an unconventional teacher and a new basketball coach, best friends Rip and Red work together to overcome Rip's academic struggles and Red's autism-related difficulties with change. Simultaneous eBook.
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The crossover
by Kwame Alexander
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health
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Little Shaq
by Shaquille O'Neal
NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal presents a first installment in a family friendly early chapter book series starring a young basketball hopeful and his cousin, who upon breaking their favorite video game start a gardening business to replace it.
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Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father
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Gold medal winter
by Donna Freitas
Realizing her dream of competing in the Olympics after years of training and sacrifice, figure skater Espi is frustrated by intrusive media attention, a schedule that separates her from her friends and sophisticated teammates who doubt her abilities, a situation that is further complicated by her attraction to two boys and a near-impossible, medal-securing jump.
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Junior Ninja Champion : the competition begins
by Cathy Hapka
Forming a crackerjack team in the hopes of securing a coveted slot on a kids' adaptation of their favorite reality television obstacle competition, five unlikely hopefuls begin training together and helping one another overcome a range of skill-testing challenges. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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