KaLeah has just moved from Halifax to the small town of Trail, B.C. KaLeah's a natural at baseball, and it's what she loves to do most. But she is excluded and bullied by Nikki and her clique, the popular Valley Girls, because she is...
Baseball players
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Author:Boateng, JohnnySummary: - Author:KINSELLA, W. P.Summary:
Kinsella steps into the batter's box and slugs another home run. In his latest collection of short stories built around baseball themes, the author sweeps up readers and transports them to an irresistible fantasy land inhabited by...
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Author:Kurlansky, MarkSummary:Kurlansky chronicles the rise of baseball in the Dominican Republic. Here he examines how baseball changed the fortunes of many Dominicans, for good and bad.
- Author:Fenraven, TheoSummary:
Pro baseball player Devin Carter is set to break a home run record until a knee injury puts him on the bench. With nothing to do but wait for recovery, Devin impulsively treats himself and his dog to a vacation in the Florida Keys. He...
- Author:Harbach, ChadSummary:
At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big-league stardom. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five people are upended.
- Author:Shutt, Timothy BakerSummary:
In this course, Kenyon College professor, Timothy Shutt provides a history of baseball in America, from its orgins through today's modern game.
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Author:Kinsella, W. P.Summary:More than just another baseball story, this soul-stirring novel on which the movie Field of Dreams is based is about love and the power of dreams to make people come alive.
- Author:Manzer, JennySummary:
Ten-year-old Caspar "Caz" Cadman loves baseball and has a great arm. He loves the sounds, the smells, the stats. When his family moves from Toronto to a suburb of Seattle, the first thing he does is try out for the local...
- Author:Manzer, JennySummary:
"In this novel for middle-graders, talented baseball player Caspar Cadman has a great arm and a big secret. He used to live life as a girl called Cassandra."--
- Author:Barra, AllenSummary:
Barra exposes the uncanny parallels--and lifelong friendship--between Micky Mantle and Willie Mays, two of the greatest baseball players ever to take the field.
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Author:W. P. KinsellaSummary:Mike Houle is a college all-star second baseman in his junior year when he turns down a fourth-round draft pick offer from the Montreal Expos. He'll finish his business degree and try his luck again next year. But Mike's final...
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Author:Gilbert, L. A.Summary:Kieran Appleby can't wait until graduation to escape his life in the Keys. His only friend is the school janitor, his father doesn’t talk to him and Kieran doesn’t know how to mention he’s gay. No wonder he daydreams about college...
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Author:Cobb, HerschelSummary:The previously untold legacy of Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb is a baseball immortal, considered by many the greatest player who ever lived. In an age when the game was young and tough, he cultivated a reputation as the fiercest...
- Author:Falkner, DavidSummary:
As Falkner traces the development of Jackie Robinson's natural skill and tireless dedication, he focuses on the strengths that earned Robinson a unique place on the diamond and in the struggle for civil rights.
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Author:Standiford, LesSummary:Done Deal is the first in the series featuring reluctant sleuth John Deal, a South Florida building contractor who has a penchant for stepping into the path of the wrong people. Here, Deal is struggling to rebuild the once formidable...
- Author:Durso, JosephSummary:
Presents the definitive story of an American hero.
- Author:Maraniss, DavidSummary:
On New Year's Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero's death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a...
- Author:Wendel, Tim.Summary:
A long-forgotten scrapbook stirs Billy Bryan's memories of a distant past and beckons him and his grown daughter on a reluctant journey to relive his role in history. In 1947 Billy Bryan was playing winter ball in Cuba, his future...
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Author:Hettinger, DanSummary:Darrel Chaney made it to the Big Leagues. He played for 7 years on one of the best teams ever to take the field, the Cincinnati Reds—the Big Red Machine. He played in 4 National League Championship Series and 3 World Series. He was in...
