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The only game

Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan leads his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team, seems to understand.

Heart of a champion

Seth faces a strain on his friendship with Jimmy, who is both a baseball champion and something of an irresponsible fool, when Jimmy is kicked off the team.

Heavy hitters

While Ben and Justin are thrilled to be playing in the All-Star Baseball league, after Ben is hit with a ball and is shaken up, and Justin reveals personal problems, their friendship becomes just as important.

The big field

When fourteen-year-old baseball player Hutch feels threatened by the arrival of a new teammate named Darryl, he tries to work through his insecurities about both Darryl and his remote and silent father, who was once a great ballplayer too.

Shakespeare makes the playoffs

Fourteen-year-old Kevin Boland, poet and first baseman, is torn between his cute girlfriend--Mira--and Amy, who is funny, plays Chopin on the piano, and is also a poet.

Cal Ripken Jr.

A biography of record-setting shortstop, Cal Ripken, Jr.

Baseball

1840-1910 Innings 1 & 2
Traces the history of baseball in the United States, discussing players, such as Sandy Koufax, Satchel Paige, and Pete Rose, coaches, controversies, significant moments, and other related topics.

American pastime

Japanese-American families turned to baseball as a way to handle their plight and find the strength to stand up for themselves in the days and months following Pearl Harbor.

Peanuts graphic novels

A collection of the "Peanuts" comic book series, following the adventures of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, Lucy, Linus, and the rest of the gang, including the main story where they go to Japan when their Little League team is chosen to represent the United States in an International baseball game in Tokyo.

Positions in baseball

Looks at the different positions in baseball, describing how they work together to help the team win.

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