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1) Calico Joe

Author

Grisham, John

Language

English

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NYT - Combined Hardcover & Paperback Fiction

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In this novel, the careers of a golden boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths. The baseball is thrilling, but it is what happens off the field that makes this story a classic.

2) The kid from Diamond Street: the extraordinary story of baseball legend Edith Houghton

Author

Vernick, Audrey

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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"A historical picture book about Edith Houghton, a female baseball phenomenon who joined the professional women's team the Bobbies at the age of 10"--

3) The girl who loved Tom Gordon: a pop-up book

Author

King, Stephen

Series

A classic collectible pop-up

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook, eAudiobook

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An adaptation for children of the tale of a girl's experiences while lost on the Appalachian Trail, certain she is being followed by some beastly thing, but comforted by imaginary conversations with her favorite baseball player.

4) The sandlot

Series

20th-century-Fox family features
20th Century Fox Family Feature

Language

English

Formats

DVD, VHS

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The sandlot: In the early 1960s newcomer Scotty Smalls becomes part of a sandlot baseball team whose members share adventures, first kisses, and encounters with the dreaded beast and its owner who live behind the left field fence. The sandlot 2: Ten years after the original story a new team tries to retrieve an irreplaceable model rocket that lands in Mr. Mertle's backyard behind left field. The sandlot: heading home: An arrogant pro baseball player...