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In Gary Soto's acclaimed short story collection, the small events of daily life reveal big themes--love and friendship, youth and growing up, success and failure.Calling on his own experiences of growing up in California's Central Valley, Soto brings to life the joy and pain...

In the mid-1920s, America was in the throes of exuberant excess and clashing social change. It was the era of Prohibition and speakeasies; the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan; popular evangelists, including ex-ballplayer Billy Sunday; a fascination with dangerous stunts like pole-sitting and...

Baseball Joe Around the World; or, Pitching on a Grand TourJoe Matson, or Baseball Joe, as he was better known throughout the country, sprang to his feet and held out a New York paper with headlines which took up a third of the page....

Baseball Joe at Yale; or, Pitching for the College ChampionshipPerhaps, Tom. But, I tell you I dont think Im cut out for a college man, and I dont want to go, and Joe Matson looked frankly into the face of his chum, Tom Davis,...

Baseball Joe in the Big League; or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles Baseball Joe in the Big League OR A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles By LESTER CHADWICK AUTHOR OF "BASEBALL JOE OF THE SILVER STARS," "BASEBALL JOE AT YALE," "BASEBALL JOE IN THE CENTRAL...

Baseball Joe in the Central League; or, Making Good as a Professional PitcherThe girl who had uttered the first exclamation, and her mother whose surprise was manifested in the second, hurried to the door of the cottage, up the gravel walk to which a...

Baseball Joe in the World Series; or, Pitching for the ChampionshipBASEBALL JOE OF THE SILVER STARS BASEBALL JOE ON THE SCHOOL NINE BASEBALL JOE AT YALE BASEBALL JOE IN THE CENTRAL LEAGUE BASEBALL JOE IN THE BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL JOE ON THE GIANTS BASEBALL...

Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars; or, The Rivals of RiversideSetting fence posts; eh? and Darrell Blackney, the young manager of the Silver Star baseball nine of Riverside looked critically at Sam Morton, the teams pitcher. Well, Sam, I hope it didnt make you...

Baseball Joe on the Giants; or, Making Good as a Ball Twirler in the MetropolisThese and a host of similar cries greeted Joe Matson as he carelessly caught the ball tossed to him by one of his friends and walked over to a corner...

Baseball Joe on the School Nine; or, Pitching for the Blue BannerLet Joe Matson have a try. He can throw higher than you can, Peaches, and the lad who had last spoken grasped the arm of a tall boy, with a very fair complexion...

Baseball Joe Saving the League; or, Breaking Up a Great ConspiracyBASEBALL JOE OF THE SILVER STARS BASEBALL JOE ON THE SCHOOL NINE BASEBALL JOE AT YALE BASEBALL JOE IN THE CENTRAL LEAGUE BASEBALL JOE IN THE BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL JOE ON THE GIANTS BASEBALL...

Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team; or, Bitter Struggles on the DiamondBASEBALL JOE OF THE SILVER STARS BASEBALL JOE ON THE SCHOOL NINE BASEBALL JOE AT YALE BASEBALL JOE IN THE CENTRAL LEAGUE BASEBALL JOE IN THE BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL JOE ON THE GIANTS...

Baseball Joe, Home Run King; or, The Greatest Pitcher and Batter on RecordBASEBALL JOE OF THE SILVER STARS BASEBALL JOE ON THE SCHOOL NINE BASEBALL JOE AT YALE BASEBALL JOE IN THE CENTRAL LEAGUE BASEBALL JOE IN THE BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL JOE ON THE...

Twenty-five years ago, Baseball Saved Us changed the picture-book landscape with its honest story of a Japanese American boy in a concentration camp during World War II. This anniversary edition will introduce new readers to this modern-day classic.One day my dad looked out at...

On this diamond, the final out could cost you everything.Get ready for an adrenaline-packed adventure with fourteen-year-old Zane Mitchell! After a tough game with his new baseball team, Zane returns home to find his mom gone and a mysterious Federal Agent at his door....

Home run! This lively, interactive finger puppet book is a home run if you're looking to introduce your little one to the great sport of baseball! Read or sing along to Take Me Out to the Ball Game, wiggle the cute baseball puppet around,...

If there was a first face of baseball, it was arguably Christopher "Christy" Mathewson. At the opening of the twentieth century, baseball was considered an undignified game played by ruffians for gamblers' benefit. Mathewson changed all that. When he signed with the Giants in...

This Step into Reading Step 5 Sports Reader profiles the greatest hitters in baseball: Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron. Now updated to include Miguel Cabrera, who made baseball history by achieving the Triple Crown in 2012, and up-and-comer Mike Trout. This...

Hit a home run with your young reader. This action-packed biography collection brings baseball's greatest legends to life!For kids ages 6 to 9 who dream of the big leagues, or simply love sports stories, Baseball's Greatest Players delivers fast-paced, true tales of courage, talent,...

Track the facts about baseball--with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #29: A Big Day for Baseball, they had lots of questions. When was baseball invented? What are the rules? Who was Jackie Robinson?...