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Baseball is famously known as America s pastime, and today more than 73 million fans attend Major League Baseball games to admire world-class players performing at their best. Little Leagues all across America groom boys to claim spots on MLB teams next to top players from the Dominican Republic, Japan, Venezuela, and Cuba. Softball, commonly known as baseball s sister sport, gained greater participation from young female athletes after the American...
4) Hit & miss
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
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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.
5) New kid
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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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"--
7) Strike zone
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
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Twelve-year-old Nick Garcaia dreams of winning MVP of his summer baseball league, of finding a cure for his sister, of meeting his hero, Yankee pitcher Michael Arroyo, and of no longer living in fear of the government and ICE agents.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
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"Mariano Rivera never dreamed of becoming a professional athlete. He didn't grow up collecting baseball cards, playing Little League, or cheering on his home team at the World Series. He had never heard of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, or Mickey Mantle. One day, that all changed. From a childhood playing pickup games in Panama to an epic career with the New York Yankees, Mariano's rise to greatness has been anything but ordinary. He's the guy...
9) Change up
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
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"Young Derek Jeter is excited when his father becomes coach of his baseball team, but things don't go as he had planned"--
12) Force out
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
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"When Joey has to compete with his best friend, Zach, for a single spot on an elite baseball team, he is forced to decide how far he is willing to go to win"--
13) Double play
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
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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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(David Andrew),Ballpark mysteries volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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"The president's brother is a catcher on the Nationals baseball team, and someone is stealing his equipment! Can Mike and Kate help the commander in chief catch a criminal?"--
15) Wind Up
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Contract volume 8
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
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"As Derek and his team tackle playoffs, everyone deals with the pressure in different ways. And practice gets intense! One of Derek's teammates, Avery, starts being especially hard on herself. She isn't even enjoying the game anymore. Can Derek and the rest of the team pull her out of her funk?" --
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Baseball is a classic American sport, and is downright addictive for those who love it. The baseball or softball diamond is also a great place to watch STEM-science, technology, engineering, and math-in action, as all play vital roles in both games. In STEM in Baseball and Softball, learn how players use the concepts of STEM every time they step on the field. From throwing a curveball to hitting the sweet spot on a bat or running the bases... all...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
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"Eleven-year-old cousins who are closer than most brothers, catcher Liam McCarthy and pitcher Carter Jones grew up playing baseball together. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball World Series. To reach the title match, however, they must first beat their number one rivals from Southern California. Little do they know that the game will prove to be just the first challenge they'll face...
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