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Mint Condition
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Dave Jamieson |
When award-winning journalist Dave Jamieson's parents sold his childhood home a few years ago, he was forced to clear out his old room. There among the dusty debris of his boyhood - Star wars toys, a… |
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The last man's reward
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David Patneaude |
In hopes of winning the valuable baseball card that he and his new friends have hidden in a remote cave outside Granite Falls, Washington, Andrew asks the gruff P.E. teacher at his middle school to h… |
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Swindle
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Gordon Korman |
After unscrupulous collector S. Wendell Palamino cons him out of a valuable baseball card, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palomino's heavily guarded store and… |
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Cardboard gods
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Josh Wilker |
Captures the experience of growing up obsessed with baseball cards and explores what it means to be a fan of the game as the author marks the stages of his life through the cards he collected as a ch… |
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Steal that base!
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Kurtis Scaletta |
Chad's job as a bat boy becomes complicated as tries to follow his parents rules, helps his friend Abby with a problem, and finds a card in his collection that might help pinch hitter Sammy find the … |
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The 823rd hit
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Kurtis Scaletta |
To keep Teddy "Bear" Larrabee happy and slugging, Chad the bat boy has to figure out what a crabby fan would be willing to trade for Teddy's lucky homerun ball. |
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Swindle
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Gordon Korman |
After unscrupulous collector S. Wendell Palamino cons him out of a valuable baseball card, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palomino's heavily guarded store and… |
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Batter up!
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Kurtis Scaletta |
While on the disabled list and with his replacement hitting a winning streak, left-fielder Danny O'Brien wants one of batboy Chad's "magic" baseball cards to get back in the game. |
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Collecting baseball cards
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Tom Owens |
Describes the hobby of collecting baseball cards including the role of the Internet. Includes pictures of baseball cards. |
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You're out!
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Kurtis Scaletta |
"Umpire Solomon Johnson is squeezing the strike zone and throws out both the Pine City Porcupines starting pitcher and manager "Grumps" Humphrey for arguing the call. Ballboy Chad tries to make peace… |
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Willie & me
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Dan Gutman |
"Joe "Stosh" Stoshack uses his power to time travel using baseball cards to go back to 1951, when Bobby Thomson hit the famous Shot Heard Round the World home run to win the National League pennant f… |
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The cracker jack collection
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Stephanie Abbot Roper,Scott C. Roper |
In 1804, James Wilson of Peterborough organized that town's first artillery company, the Artillery Company of the Twenty-Second Regiment. Two hundred years later, the organization still exists as th… |
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The disappearing card trick
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Vicki Berger Erwin |
When the most valuable baseball card of Elizabeth's collection disappears, her mother's first new date and a suspicious baseball card dealer are likely suspects. |
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2009 baseball card price guide
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Joe Clemens |
Prices and identifies thousands of baseball cards, including rookie card designations, card gradings, and information about autographs, jerseys, and bat inserts. |
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Ghost Dog
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Ellen Leroe |
Nine-year-old Artie Jensen gets help from his new pet Ghost Dog, an invisible pug, after someone steals the valuable baseball card his grandfather gave him. |
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Abner & me
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Dan Gutman |
Cannons are blasting!Bullets are flying!Wounded soldiers are everywhere!Stosh has time-traveled to 1863, right into the middle of the Civil War. In possibly his most exciting and definitely his most … |
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Jackie and me
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Dan Gutman |
Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoscack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special ta… |
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Honus & Me
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Dan Gutman |
Joe Stoshack lives for baseball. He knows everything there is to know about the game -- except how to play well. His specialty is striking out. Stosh feels like a real loser, and when he takes a low-… |
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Babe & me
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Dan Gutman |
On October 1, 1932, during Game Three of the Chicago Cubs -- New York Yankees World Series, Babe Ruth belted a long home run to straightaway centerfield. According to legend, just before he hit, Babe… |
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Mickey & Me
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Dan Gutman |
When Joe Stoshack's dad ends up in the hospital after a car accident, he has two words to say to his son: Mickey Mantle. For Stosh has a special power -- with a baseball card in hand, he can travel b… |
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