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1) Heat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Appears on list
Description
Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 7
Description
John had it all until his world was shattered when his wife and son are killed. But soon he is asked to manage his old Little League Baseball Team and he reluctantly accepts. During the tryouts, he meets a hopelessly uncoordinated little boy named Timothy.
Pub. Date
2011
Description
After Cesar's major league career is cut short, he returns to his native Monterey, Mexico. Once back home, a group of impoverished baseball-loving kids recruit him to coach their ragtag team. Together, they beat the odds and overcome hardships and bigotry to compete in the 1957 Little League World Series.
Description
Morris Buttermaker is an alcoholic pest removal worker and for a very short period of time a former professional baseball player, is recruited to coach and train a failing baseball team. All of these twelve-year-olds have been thrown out of the league. After losing every game they have played in so far, the kids force the coach to straighten up and teach them how to win before the season is over.
7) Change up
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Formats
Description
Derek is sure this will be the best season yet! He has it all planned-his dad will have him start at shortstop, and the team will cruise to a championship. But sometimes life doesnt go according to plan.
11) Trophy night
Author
Series
Little Rhino volume 6
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The Mustangs have had an incredible year, and a lot of that has to do with Rhino's teamwork and leadership. When Rhino hears about the end-of-the-season awards dinner, he wonders if he'll win one of the trophies.
14) The benchwarmers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Three guys spent their youth bearing the wrath of schoolyard bullies. They weren't tall, cool, and athletic, so they often got picked on by those who were. But when Gus convinces his two friends Richie and Clark to take some batting practice on a nearby Little League baseball field for old times sake, the three end up challenging a team of eleven-year-olds for the right to play on the field. Gus, often picked on because he was short, is nonetheless...
15) Twelve
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Follow the inspiring story of Kyle Cooke an eleven- year-old baseball player who, after moving to a new town and being unjustly cut from its all-star team, stops at nothing to make it to the World Series the following year. Kyles father, realizing his son may never get a chance to pursue his dream, finagles a way to get Kyle on a team in an opposing district. Understanding this is his one and only shot, he uses the rejection as motivation to become...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"Twins Stacy and Gina Cavallaro are on rival little league teams, and when Gina accidentally unleashes a curse that wakes the dead, Stacy's misfit team gets coached by a baseball-playing zombie!"--Publisher's description.
18) The away game
Author
Series
Little Rhino volume 5
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Coach Ray has some exciting news! After a great season, the Mustangs have made it into a tournament. They get to travel to the capital and play with the best teams in the state. It's a huge honor and everyone is super excited to go. But then Rhino realizes he's going to have to sleep in a hotel, away from his brother and Grandpa James. Rhino's never slept someplace outside of this house before. If he's too nervous about the trip, how will he be able...
Pub. Date
2014
Description
"This film contains material that will inspire your family. Mercy Rule is a baseball adventure for the whole family. Parents and kids will be inspired by the story of the Millers as they learn life's lessons of mercy, patience, sacrifice, legacy, and trusting God. Gather the whole family together and get ready to learn what it means to be a 'no quit family'"--Insert.