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1) The grip
Author
Series
Marcus stroman volume 1
Language
English
Description
Marcus, a young baseball pitcher, learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts.
2) Soar
Author
Language
English
Description
Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach.
3) Golden arm
Author
Language
English
Description
Lazarus Weathers, a high school senior from the wrong side of the tracks, seeks to protect his half-brother while pitching his way out of poverty, one strike at a time.
4) I got it!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this wordless picture book, a young outfielder imagines all the terrifying ways he might not catch the baseball, and one way that he can.
Author
Publisher
Yellow Jacket
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Loosely based on Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," twelve-year-olds Trish and Ben should be automatic friends because they both play baseball on a Little League team in Comity, Massachusetts, and they both love solving math puzzles, but obstacles stand in their way.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Bilal's family suddenly moves to America, his father stays in Pakistan, and Bilal embraces baseball, an unexpected friend, and a new language. But this new way of life does not feel so special without Baba--will he ever get to America to see Bilal pitch a game?
10) Extra innings
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Mike's passion for baseball clashes with his father's concerns about his responsibilities, so Mike must find a balance between his passion for the game and his after-school work.
11) Joy in Mudville
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The day after Mighty Casey's strikeout, the Mudville Nine are in a crucial game when a relief pitcher--a girl--is sent in and quickly proves herself to the crowd using moves from football, tennis, and soccer.
12) Baseball genius
Author
Series
Baseball genius volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
An average kid with an above-average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of a slump.
Author
Series
Gabby Garcia's ultimate playbook volume 1
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When her school is shut down due to an asbestos problem, all-star pitcher Gabby Garcia is sent to an upscale private school that already has a star pitcher, and to make matters worse, she has trouble making friends and finding her place.
Author
Series
Johnny Adcock mysteries volume 2
Language
English
Description
“Monday’s Double Switch is a rocket ride of a sports mystery with a wicked curve ball on every smoothly written page. May Johnny Adcock’s careers as a relief pitcher and sleuth motor on for a very long time."—David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Blackmail. Bullets. Deception. It’s time to play ball.
Johnny Adcock, the aging major-league relief...
Blackmail. Bullets. Deception. It’s time to play ball.
Johnny Adcock, the aging major-league relief...
19) Heroine
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a car crash sidelines Mickey just before softball season, she has to find a way to hold on to her spot as the catcher for a team expected to make a historic tournament run. Behind the plate is the only place she's ever felt comfortable, and the painkillers she's been prescribed can help her get there. The pills do more than take away pain; they make her feel good. With a new circle of friends--fellow injured athletes, others with just time to...
20) Jack at bat
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Jack the rabbit serves as bat boy and Rex the dog helps in left field during a baseball game between the Lady City Ladies and the Big City Brats.
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