baseball stories

Danny has been the star catcher on his baseball team for three years, but this year his feelings about his parents' divorce seem to be effecting even routine plays.

Embarking on a baseball season marked by his parents' divorce, Alex is confronted by unexpected rival Matt, a disgraced athlete who has been given another chance after taking steroids and who wants to steal the affections of Alex's crush.

"A sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba who dreams of playing with the pros must choose between his country and his father who defected to the U.S."--Provided by publisher.

When Xavier's father returns to Boston after serving ten years in federal prison, tensions quickly mount and Xavier's anger explodes on the baseball field, making it less likely that he will achieve his dream of playing in the major leagues than that he will follow his father's path.

Ryan Walsh, a Chicago Cubs fan, meets Nick when they both skip school on opening day, and their relationship becomes difficult for Ryan when she discovers that Nick is seriously ill and feels once more the pain of losing her father.

After Little Rhino is injured and forced to sit out, he supports his team from the sidelines.

In the first story, the Alden children uncover a plot to sabotage the Greenfield Bears baseball team. While visiting the Florida Keys, the Aldens encounter suspicious characters, strange incidents at night, and a plot to steal valuable coral in the second story. Finally, in the third story, the Boxcar Children go to summer camp, where they suspect that someone is cheating during the Camp Olympics.

"Play ball with Goofy in this funny rhyming reader." --p.[4] of cover.

While gathered around the wood stove in winter, Old Turtle tells his friends unbelievable baseball stories of Cleo Octopus, Melvin Moose, Carla Kangaroo, and Randy Squirrel.