baseball stories

"Lenny can't get enough of baseball. He loves to play. And he loves to pore over his Big Book of Baseball Facts. He wants to be in the big leagues someday, and, he figures, the more he knows, the better his chances. The only thing is, though he tries to keep his eye on the ball as it heads his way during a game, it somehow ends up by his feet. 'You just need to practice,' his dad tells him. So they practice. And practice. Lenny doesn't give up. And it pays off. Lenny makes a game-changing catch! Now he's proven he can be great some of the time. Which, according to the facts, makes him just like the greatest Hall of Famers, right?"--From the publisher's web site.

"The samll town of Westlock measures itself in balls and strikes. Twenty-five years ago, the double-A team was the town's pride and joy, and Mo's dad was the star player. Now Mo and his teammates have a chance to relive the glory. The provlems is that Mo's team isn't very good. In fact, they lose every game they play. As a big tournamentapproaches, the pressure on the team mount's It's up to Mo and his teammates to convince the town that winning isn't everything and to let them play the game their own way"--Back cover.

"Derek's season is not off to a good start, with his good friends on a different team and his father unable to coach, and having a girl on his team only complicates things more"--Provided by publisher.

"As Derek and his team tackle playoffs, everyone deals with the pressure in different ways. And practice gets intense! One of Derek's teammates, Avery, starts being especially hard on herself. She isn't even enjoying the game anymore. Can Derek and the rest of the team pull her out of her funk?"--Provided by publisher.

Danny, who is tall and skinny but has a talent for pitching a fastball, cannot seem to fit in at school in San Diego, where his Mexican and white heritage causes people to judge him before he even speaks.

Eleven-year-old knuckleball pitcher Vivy Cohen, who has autism, becomes pen pals with her favorite Major League baseball player after writing a letter to him as an assignment for her social skills class.

"Determined to be a great baseball player like others in his family, Fernando needs their help to regain his confidence after his coach tells him to steal a base and he fails. Includes discussion questions, information about baseball, and glossary"--OCLC.

It is the championship baseball game and the reader's choices can mean the difference between a triumphant victory and a heartbreaking loss.

In 1977, middle-schooler Josie secretly takes on her aging grandfather's financial problems while also helping her friend Winky bail his Major League Baseball idol out of the town jail.

Young Derek's dream of sailing to a championship under his father's coaching is complicated by unplanned challenges.