Maddox, Jake
Summary: Malcolm loves baseball and science, but his teammates are not always pleased with the ideas he comes up with--until he uses science to come up with a winning pitch, the knuckleball.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADHeaden, Sandra W.
Summary: In 1939 North Carolina, an all-Black baseball team "trespasses" on the whites-only baseball field, and the resulting racial outrage can only be resolved on the mound.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC HEAKlages, Ellen
Summary: In 1957, inspired by what she is learning about civil rights and armed with knowledge of female ball players, ten-year-old Katy Gordon fights to be allowed to play Little League baseball.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KLAKing, Kevin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KINChristopher, Matt
Summary: "Cousins and best friends Liam McGrath and Carter Jones must play against each other to achieve their dreams of winning the Series title! One cousin will win; the other will lose"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2014
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Summary: "Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy ... like expanding the options for race on school tests beyond just a few bubbles. And some not so much...like complaining to the BBC about the length between Doctor Who seasons. Lupe needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HIGSwartz, Elly
Summary: Dani and Eric have been best friends since Dani moved next door in second grade--until one summer when everything changes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SWAMaddox, Jake
Summary: 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Maddox 2016Maddox, Jake
Summary: Zack is a fine defensive outfielder, but he has trouble hitting the ball--until his friend, Jamie, offers to help him using a virtual reality batting program.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024
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Summary: Even though his mother feels baseball ruined her marriage to his father, she allows fourteen-year-old Brian to become a bat boy for the Detroit Tigers, who have just drafted his favorite player back onto the team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LUPPrice, Dorothy H.
Summary: J.C. is excited to join the new baseball team at the community center and show off his pitching skills, but his enthusiasm turns to disappointment when Vicky is chosen to take the mound first.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PRIStroman, Marcus
Summary: Marcus, a young baseball pitcher, learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC STRKelly, David A.
Summary: In New York City for the annual series between rival teams, the Yankees and the Mets, Mike and Kate investigate a spate of pranks, thefts, and sabotage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED KELWallace, Rich
Summary: Seventh-grader Javon is the relief pitcher for his summer league baseball team and they are in the championship tournament--trouble is there is one player on the team they are playing that he cannot seem to get out.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC WALKelly, David A. (David Andrew)
Summary: Through the window of their hotel room in the Toronto Blue Jays baseball stadium, cousins Mike and Kate spot strange blue lights flashing across the bullpen and decide to investigate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED KELKelly, David A. (David Andrew)
Summary: "Babe Ruth's baseball glove goes missing before a Baltimore Orioles game. It's up to cousins Mike and Kate to find its whereabouts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BPM 15Korman, Gordon.
Summary: After unscrupulous collector S. Wendell Palamino cons him out of a valuable baseball card, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palomino's heavily guarded store and steal the card back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION KORBain, Donald
Summary: In this installment of the USA Today bestselling series, Jessica Fletcher is visiting out-of-state friends when she finds out just how deadly the game of baseball can be. Visiting old friends Jack and Meg Duffy in Arizona, Jessica watches their foster son hit the winning run for the Mesa Rattlers in an AA league playoff game. She and the Duffys are thrilled at Ty Ramos' success, but team owner...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2007
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Scattergood, Augusta.
Summary: Sixth-grader Theo leaves everything behind to live with his Uncle Chester, a Vietnam War veteran and loner, in Destiny, Florida, but he is drawn to play the piano in Miss Sister's dance school and soon makes friends with the feisty Anabel, a baseball fanatic who invites Theo to help solve a mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC SCAGreen, Tim
Summary: "A troubled kid finds his bearings in a new school after a baseball coach offers him a spot on the team"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GREPalmer, Iva-Marie
Summary: When her school is shut down due to an asbestos problem, all-star pitcher Gabby Garcia is sent to an upscale private school that already has a star pitcher, and to make matters worse, she has trouble making friends and finding her place.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PALKlages, Ellen
Summary: In 1957, ten-year-old Katy Gordon fights to be allowed to play Little League baseball and uses what she learns about civil rights and the history of female baseball players to challenge the league ban on girls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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Summary: Jalen DeLuca can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to pitch, but without the statistics he has on the pro players, Jalen finds success to be extremely challenging, especially with all the extra drama of his mom coming back into his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Companyt 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GREKelly, David A. (David Andrew)
Summary: Cousins Mike and Kate investigate when someone tries to stop the Cooperstown team from participating in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019