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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When his father's valuable signed baseball disappears during the team's sleepover, Ian Shin, catcher for the Scottsville Knights, suspects the new pitcher, Hunter Yates, but he cannot be sure, and his trust in his teammates is shattered--so he must uncover the truth to bring the team back together.
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Baseball genius volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"An average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of a slump"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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When modern baseball fans think of African American players, they may think of Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, or Jason Heyward. But what about the black stars who didn't play Major League Baseball? In the early 1900s, professional baseball was mostly segregated - black players were not allowed in the Major Leagues. The Negro Leagues provided an alternative for African American players for decades before MLB began to integrate in 1947.
6) Lost Boy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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After a near-fatal car accident, twelve-year-old Ryder's mother needs an operation they cannot afford and while a new friend tries to raise funds, Ryder travels with a grouchy, disabled neighbor, from Yankee Stadium to Turner Field seeking the major league baseball player who might be Ryder's father.
8) Double play
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Baseball genius volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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When New York Yankee James "JY" Yager tries to show that he can still hit in the majors without the help of twelve-year-old Jalen's baseball genius, Jalen focuses on his own baseball career as he tries to carve out a spot with the Rockton Rockets.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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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.
10) Hit & miss
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The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Young Derek Jeter's friendship with a new student puts him at odds with his friends and seems to be hurting his baseball swing, plus he gets in trouble for confronting a student who is bullying his sister, in violation of the contract with his parents.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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"The true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and her ownership role in the Negro Leagues leading up to the integration of Major League Baseball"--
Before Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, Black athletes plated in the Negro Leagues, on teams coached by Black managers, cheered on by Black fans. Those leagues owed their existence and success to savvy businesspeople like Effa...
12) Off base
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Jayden is only one stolen base away from the school record, when he is suddenly kicked off the team, accused of cheating on a math test, and the "proof" is found in his locker; apparently someone is trying to prevent him from setting the record by framing him, and he enlists the help of Lindsey, the school reporter, to gather clues and figure out which of his teammates has it in for him--and do it before the final game.
13) New kid
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New kids novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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"A troubled kid finds his bearings in a new school after a baseball coach offers him a spot on the team"--
14) No Fear!
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King of the bench volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Follows the experiences of benchwarmer Steve, who struggles to conquer his fear of getting hit with a baseball before his first year on the school team is ruined.
15) The contract
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The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field.
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Home team novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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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 baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team, seems to understand.
17) Change up
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The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
A latest entry in the series that began with Hit & Miss and Contract finds young Derek's dream of sailing to a championship under his father's coaching complicated by unplanned challenges.
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Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 20
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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When she sees how much her little brother and young stepbrother and stepsister want to play softball, thirteen-year-old Kristy starts her own team, which makes up in spirit what it lacks in skill.
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