Get ready for weekends at the ball park with baseball-centric children’s and young adult ebooks from our starting lineup of authors: John R. Tunis, Fred Bowen, Chris Lynch, Dori Hillestad Butler, Gertrude Chandler Warner, and Zilpha Keatley Snyder. With a special price of $2.99 each, these reads make it hard not to hit a home run. So batter up! This sale ends March 31.
From Fred Bowen:
Dugout Rivals: Jake Daley loves playing shortstop for the Red Sox in the Woodside Baseball League. Most of all, he loves to win. But Jake’s excitement begins to fade when new kid Adam Hull joins the team and dominates every game. Jake can’t help but wonder: Do he and the other players even matter now?
The Golden Glove: Jamie has the perfect glove. No matter the play, he can make the catch. But when the golden glove mysteriously disappears, so do Jamie’s confidence and his baseball skills. Was the glove really the secret of his success?
Playoff Dreams: Brendan is a star player on a team going nowhere. But when his uncle takes him to a game at Wrigley Field, an unexpected event makes Brendan see his team in a new light. Could his playoff dreams come true?
Throwing Heat: Jack throws the fastest pitches in the league, but lately his blazing fastballs haven’t been enough to stay ahead of the batters. His coach wants him to slow down and learn new pitches to throw strikes, but can Jack resist bringing the heat?
T. J.’s Secret Pitch: When T. J. learns about one of baseball’s early heroes, Pittsburgh Pirate Rip Sewell, he decides to try Sewell’s secret weapon. But will T. J.’s teammates give him the chance to prove that he can be a pitcher? And will T. J.’s secret pitch help lead his team to victory?
Perfect Game: Isaac learns the true meaning of a perfect game when he volunteers with a team of developmentally disabled players.
From Dori Hillestad Butler:
Sliding into Home: An adolescent girl learns that realizing a dream requires a good deal more than stubborn, steely resolve as she risks everything to follow her heart.
From John R. Tunis:
The Kid from Tomkinsville: Rookie pitcher Roy Tucker is full of hope for his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers—and hope might be what the team needs most.
The Kid Comes Back: Roy Tucker left the Dodgers to become a war hero—and now he’s fighting to get back onto the baseball diamond.
World Series: In only his second year in the major leagues, Roy Tucker is thrilled to be playing in a World Series—but with the Brooklyn Dodgers, victory is never certain.
Rookie of the Year: The Brooklyn Dodgers finally have a shot at the pennant—if they can stay together as a team.
Highpockets: Cecil “Highpockets” McDade is known for his ego, his ambition, and his batting average—but a freak accident may help him discover what’s really important.
From Chris Lynch:
Gold Dust: Baseball-loving seventh grader Richard has hopes of turning himself and the new kid, Napoleon, into the best baseball players Boston has seen since the Gold Dust Twins.
From Gertrude Chandler Warner:
The Mystery at the Ball Park: A Boxcar Children Special: Jesse and Violet are selected to play on the local baseball team; Henry gets a job helping the coach; and Benny becomes a batboy. But when a special bat is stolen and Jesse’s favorite glove disappears, it’s up to the Boxcar Children to solve the mystery and save the team.
From Zilpha Keatley Snyder:
The Diamond War: It’s the girls against the boys when the fight for a baseball diamond at Castle Court erupts into an all-out war.