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Jeffrey’s Ghost and the Leftover Baseball Team |
A baseball team of children no one else want on a team turns into
winners with the help of a friendly boy ghost. |
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Adler, David |
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J Fic ADL |
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The Big Bike Race |
Ernest Perterson’s hopes of winning the Washington D.C. Citywide
Cup bicycle race are shattered when his grandmother gives him a
huge, clunky, yellow bike for his tenth birthday. |
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Bledsoe, Lucy Jane |
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J Fic BLE |
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Fighting Tackle |
Terry McFee cannot believe it when his football coach moves him
from his favorite position of defensive safety to nose tackle. He
has a hard time accepting that he is growing bulky and stronger,
and losing his speed. |
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Christopher, Matt |
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J Fic CHR |
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The Hit Away Kid |
Barry McGee, hit-away batter for the Peach Street Mudders, enjoys
winning so much that he has a tendency to bend the rules; then the
dirty tactics of the pitcher on a rival team give him a new
perspective on sports ethics. |
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Christopher, Matt |
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J Fic CHR |
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Top Wing |
Dana Bellamy searches for the truth behind the fire for which his
father is blamed. |
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Christopher, Matt |
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J Fic CHR |
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Squeeze Play: A Baseball Story |
With the support of gentle Mr. Janowicz, a holocaust survivor,
Jeremy speaks out against his bullying sixth grade teacher and his
mandatory after-school baseball game. |
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Glenn, Mel |
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J Fic GLE |
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The Trophy |
Danny would like to please his demanding, alcoholic father, who
once won a basketball trophy. Danny's performance improves
quickly but when his father finally comes to a game, he humiliates
his son by yelling at the coach. |
Hughes, Dean
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J Fic HUG |
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Herbie Jones and the Monster Ball |
Despite their poor ball playing, Herbie’s friend, Ray, volunteers
them both for the baseball team coached by Herbie’s Uncle Dwight,
As their skills improve, other problems crop up. |
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Kline, Suzy |
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J Fic KLI |
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The Toilet Paper Tigers |
When his little League team gets a coach who knows nothing about
baseball seventh-grader Corey is dismayed to see the team taken
over by the coach’s pushy twelve-year-old granddaughter. |
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Korman, Gordon |
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J Fic KOR |
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Rude Rowdy Rumors |
Seven-year-old Brian enlists the help of his little
sister Penny to discover which of his soccer teammates is
spreading rumors about him. |
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Levy, Elizabeth |
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J Fic LEV |
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A Season of Comebacks |
Ten-year-old Molly competes for the attention of her father, who
seems to be only interested in cultivating the talent of Molly’s
older sister, Allie, a star softball player. |
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Mackel, Kathy |
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J Fic MAC |
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Soccer Shock |
When ten-year-old Adam discovers that his freckles can see and
talk he plans to enlist their aid to get onto the school soccer
team. |
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Napoli, Donna Jo |
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J Fic NAP |
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Soup’s Hoop |
Soup’s crazy plan to help his town’s basketball team to victory
includes constructing a musical instrument called a spitzentootle
and snaring the evil Janice Riker in an unpleasant trap. |
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Peck, Robert
Newton |
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J Fic PEC |
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Finding Buck McHenry |
Eleven-year-old Jason, believing the school custodian Mack Henry
to be Buck Henry, a famous pitcher from the old Negro League,
tries to enlist him as a coach for his Little League team by
revealing his identity to the world. |
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Slote, Alfred |
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J Fic SLO |
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Bobby Baseball |
Ten-year-old Bobby "Baseball" Ellis, as he would like to known,
hopes to be a great pitcher and end up in the Baseball Hall of
Fame. True, he doesn't have a strong arm but he does throw
strikes and his coach gives him a chance if only he could control
his temper. |
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Smith, Robert
Kimmel |
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J Fic SMI |
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Benjy the Football Hero |
Benjy discovers that brains work better than brawn
when it comes to beating the other fourth grade class’s team. |
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Van Leeuwen, Jean |
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J Fic VAN |
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