Christopher, Matt

Twelve-year-old Ron Baker finds a minibike while scuba diving and, with the help of a former motorcycle rider and racer, restores the bike and enters competition.

A third baseman is sick with anxiety about whether or not to help his team by using his knack for knowing where the batter is going to hit the ball.

Reluctant to play football because he stutters, Billy Joe's first game discloses that he has no reason to fear ridicule.

"Mike's telepathic dog Harry is able to send him secret signals about the opposing players on the baseball field, but Mike's weak pitching arm requires them to find another plan to save the game."--Provided by the publisher.

Everyone knows Jim will be the star linebacker on the team if he can only conquer his fear of being tackled, but it takes a boy in a wheelchair to teach him that kind of courage.

When a stranger joins the Peach Street Mudders, Alfie Maples wonders how to help him improve his game.

While trying to ask Uncle Pete to coach for the Peach Street Mudders, Zero discovers that he can throw a slider when there's a big bandage on his injured thumb.

Disappointed at first by not being large enough to make quarterback, Boots discovers that there is as much challenge in playing tackle.

A young baseball player has trouble living up to his family's reputation on a baseball diamond.

Contains five of Matt Christopher's baseball novels.