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1) The best bat
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A new chapter book series from Major League Baseball's 2006 National League MVP, Ryan Howard. Little Rhino's baseball season is in full swing! Grandpa James even buys Rhino a new bat as a reward for keeping up with all of his schoolwork. But, after practice, Rhino's bat goes missing! With a big game coming up, will Rhino be able to find his bat in time to help his team?
6) I got it!
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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.
7) Mickey
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Widowed attorney Tripp Spence, wanted by the IRS, goes on the run with his thirteen-year-old son, and ends up in Las Vegas where they change their identities and start life anew, but their plans are threatened when Derrick, a pitching sensation now going by the name of Mickey, leads his baseball team to the Little League World Series.
10) The batboy
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When fourteen-year-old Brian gets a summer job as batboy for the Detroit Tigers, he gets excited to spend time on the inside and spend time with his Dad who is never around. But when Brian's hero Hank Bishop is drafted back onto the team, he discovers that all of the players are more human than he realized.
11) Double play
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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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"When Jackie Robinson first put on a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform in 1947, he knew he was facing one of the toughest tests of his life ... Faced with hateful insults from the public and even some from his teammates, could Jackie rise to the challenge? Could he prove that his skills on the field, not the color of his skin, was what matter most?--P. [4] of cover.
13) Calico Joe
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Follows the divergent paths of Joe Castle, a rookie hitter for the Chicago Cubs, and Warren Tracey, a hard-hitting Mets pitcher.
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