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A boy becomes a phenomenal baseball player one summer when a mysterious stranger resembling Babe Ruth befriends him.

Home run slugger Sylvester Coddmyer the Third has an amazing secret. For three seasons, he's been coached by men who look exactly like baseball legends: Babe Ruth, Eddie Cicotte, and Mickey Mantle. Are these men just impersonating famous ballplayers, as his friend Duane insists? Or are they from the "beyond," as Snooky Malone believes? The mystery deepens in this fourth title of the exciting Home Run Kid series when yet another character from baseball's...

Rusty Young wants to play basketball in the summer league, but his parents object because Rusty has been diagnosed with diabetes. That is only one of the obstacles Rusty has to overcome before he can join the team.

When he learns why his best friend taught him an unbeatable pitch instead of using it himself, Bernie learns a sad lesson about friendship.

Cole faces a series of challenges as he finds himself torn between practicing for his next belt test or competing in a "create-your-own kata" contest, and also in trouble with a group of local teens and then his best friends. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Sixth-grader Will is looking for an after-school activity, but when he joins the mountain biking club, his old friendships and values are challenged.

"This biography brings readers onto the court to experience the biggest moments of Kevin Durant's remarkable career, relays details of his life, and shows his dedication to giving back to his community"--

"Mike worries that he's cheating when his dog tells him the other football team's game plans."--

"Charlie Abbott finally makes a friend after moving again, but when his skateboard disappears and his new friend is riding around on a board that looks similar to his, Charlie wonders if his life is about to become a disaster" --