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Clutch Hitter Clutch Hitter Clair Bee While playing baseball for the steel company where he works during the summer, high school star athlete Chip Hilton comes up against professionals participating illegally in amateur sport. OL14871875W
Ray & me Ray & me Dan Gutman The ball hit me. It sounded like a bomb going off in my head. Everything went dark. The last thing I remember was hearing somebody yell, "Call 911!"When Stosh gets hit in the head with a baseball, he… OL14949846W
Roberto & me Roberto & me Dan Gutman Sometimes you can change history...and sometimes history can change you.When Stosh travels into the past to meet Roberto Clemente, a legendary ballplayer and a beloved humanitarian, he's got only one… OL14949848W
Shortstop from Tokyo Shortstop from Tokyo Matt Christopher When the new boy from Tokyo takes over Stogie Crane's position as shortstop, the two boys encounter the first of several barriers to their friendship. OL15108826W
Pirates at the plate Pirates at the plate Aaron Frisch A young boy plays an imaginary game of baseball in the backyard. OL15119659W
Slow Heat Slow Heat Jill Shalvis A great catch-from the USA Today bestselling author of Double Play Baseball player Wade O'Riley's bad-boy image is about to be cleaned up by publicist Samantha McNead. But the sexual tension between … OL15187229W
Bats at the ballgame Bats at the ballgame Brian Lies Two teams of bats play an exciting nighttime baseball game. OL15376687W
Mayfield Crossing Mayfield Crossing Vaunda Micheaux Nelson When the school in Mayfield Crossing is closed, the students are sent to larger schools, where the black children encounter racial prejudice for the first time. Only baseball seems a possibility for … OL15758861W
Snow in August Snow in August Pete Hamill In Brooklyn in the late 1940s, adolescent Michael Devlin is a dutiful son to his widowed mother and a conscientious altar boy at the parish church. One day, he meets Rabbi Judah Hirsch, a chance enco… OL15845208W
The Aurora County All-Stars The Aurora County All-Stars Deborah Wiles For most boys in a small Mississippi town, the biggest concern one hot summer is whether their annual July 4th baseball game will be canceled due to their county's anniversary pageant, but after the … OL16025311W
Horsin' around Horsin' around Loren Long In 1899, after losing their first game, the Travelin' Nine arrive in Louisville, Kentucky, where Griffith, Ruby, and Graham use the magical baseball again only to have race horses appear on the baseb… OL16173088W
Eliot Asinof and the truth of the game Eliot Asinof and the truth of the game William Farina "The late Eliot Asinof (1919-2008), renowned author of Eight Men Out, on which the movie version was later based, also wrote 14 other full length books, including 4 more on baseball. In addition, he … OL16298751W
Steal that base! Steal that base! 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 … OL16557731W
The Wrigley riddle The Wrigley riddle David A. Kelly During a visit to the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley field, cousins Mike and Kate investigate why someone has been tampering with the famous ivy vines growing on the outfield walls. Includes historical note. OL16599470W
Super-sized slugger Super-sized slugger Ripken, Cal Thirteen-year-old Cody Parker moves to Baltimore, Maryland, where as a fat eighth-grader, he has to deal with brutal teasing from a baseball teammate, and his school is beset by a rash of mysterious … OL16698730W
Pete the cat. Play Ball! Pete the cat. Play Ball! James Dean "Pete the Cat is ready to play baseball! Pete's team, the Rocks, is playing the Rolls. But when the game doesn't go Pete's way, what will Pete do?"--From the publisher. OL17311681W
What you always wanted What you always wanted Kristin Rae Theater geek Maddie's dream guy has to live up to the grace and romance of classic Hollywood heartthrobs, especially the song-and-dance man Gene Kelly, so does Jesse Morales, her charming new neighbo… OL17872090W
Bases loaded Bases loaded Dean Hughes Because Gloria chews out her team members whenever they mess up, she sets the tone for infighting which in turn causes the coach to quit and leaves the future of the team in question. OL18178320W
Gold dust Gold dust Chris Lynch,Chris Lynch In 1975, twelve-year-old Richard befriends Napoleon, a Caribbean newcomer to his Catholic school, hoping that Napoleon will learn to love baseball and the Red Sox, and will win acceptance in the raci… OL1921222W
The only game The only game Mike Lupica Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan would lead his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in… OL19666723W
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