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Las estrellas orientales: cómo el béisbol cambió el pueblo dominicano de San Pedro de Macorís
Par Mark Kurlansky. 2011
A profile of San Pedro de Macorís, a rural town in the Dominican Republic that has produced nearly eighty Major…
League Baseball players. Explores how the love of baseball united a diverse community and changed the face of the game. Spanish language. 2011Stars in the shadows: the Negro league all-star game of 1934
Par Charles R. Smith Jr., Frank Morrison. 2012
A story in rhyme recounts the second Negro League baseball all-star game in Chicago. Recaps each of the nine innings…
in which legendary players such as Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, and Turkey Stearnes brought fans to their feet. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2012Wherever I wind up: my quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball
Par Wayne Coffey, R. A. Dickey. 2012
Autobiography of the journeyman knuckleball pitcher, who was cut from his first professional team, the Texas Rangers, when doctors discovered…
that Dickey lacks a ligament in one of his elbows. Describes his impoverished Nashville upbringing, his quest for a career, and his Christian faith. 2012Imperfect: an improbable life
Par Tim Brown, Jim Abbott. 2012
Autobiography of professional baseball pitcher and 1988 Olympic gold-medal winner who was born without a right hand. Abbott discusses his…
blue-collar Flint, Michigan, childhood spent playing sports; his achievements in the major leagues, including a 1993 no-hitter for the New York Yankees; and his determination to reach the top. 2012What to look for in winter: a memoir in blindness
Par Candia McWilliam. 2012
Memoir of Scottish novelist McWilliam, who became functionally blind in 2006 because of the involuntary closing of her eyelids from…
a condition known as blepharospasm. McWilliam reviews her life, describes undergoing a two-part operation to restore her vision, and explores a possible psychological basis for her sightlessness. Strong language. 2010Able to play: overcoming physical challenges (Good sports)
Par Glenn Stout. 2012
Profiles four professional baseball players: pitcher Mordecai Brown, who lost a finger in a farming accident; third baseman Ron Santo,…
who dealt with diabetes throughout his career; pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without his right hand; and outfielder Curtis Pride, who was born deaf. For grades 3-6. 2012A talk in the park: nine decades of baseball tales from the broadcast booth
Par Curt Smith. 2011
Oral history from one hundred sixteen baseball announcers whose careers spanned from the 1920s radio coverage and the 1930s first…
television broadcasts to the cable-television coverage of the 2000s. Includes commentaries on ballparks, players, managers, and improvements to the game. 2011Hammerin' Hank Greenberg: baseball pioneer
Par Shelley Sommer. 2011
Biography of Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Greenberg (1911-1986), who played for the Detroit Tigers in the 1930s and…
1940s. Discusses early twentieth-century immigrant life in New York City, where Greenberg grew up, and the widespread prejudice the Jewish athlete endured. For grades 4-7. 2011The captain: the journey of Derek Jeter
Par Ian O'Connor. 2011
Biography of New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (born 1974) chronicles his childhood in Kalamazoo, Michigan; his 1995 major-league debut;…
and his career highlights, which include five World Series rings and five Gold Glove awards. Also recaps Jeter's contentious late-2010 contract negotiations. Some strong language. 2011Field of screams: haunted tales from the baseball diamond, the locker room, and beyond (Lyons Press Ser.)
Par Dan Gordon, Mickey Bradley. 2010
The authors continue their anecdotes about weird happenings in the world of baseball begun in Haunted Baseball (DB 67877). In…
"New York's New Jersey" a construction worker recalls burying Red Sox paraphernalia under the new Yankee stadium's freshly poured concrete in 2007. 2010The last hero: a life of Henry Aaron
Par Howard Bryant. 2010
Biography of baseball legend Henry "Hank" Aaron (born 1934), who broke Babe Ruth's home-run record in 1974 while playing for…
the Atlanta Braves. Examines Aaron's childhood in segregated Mobile, Alabama; his 1954 debut with the Milwaukee Braves; and indignities he and other African American athletes endured. Some strong language. 2010Baseball heroes: good sports (Good sports)
Par Glenn Stout. 2011
Biographical sketches of baseball pioneers who fought prejudice to play: Hank Greenberg, one of the first Jewish players; Jackie Robinson,…
the first African American in the major leagues; Fernando Valenzuela, a Latino pitcher from Mexico; and Ila Borders, the first woman on a men's college team. For grades 3-6. 2010Explores the cultural impact of the 1940 move of the Homestead Grays, a storied Negro League baseball team, from Pittsburgh…
to segregated Washington, D.C. Recounts how Grays owner Cum Posey rented--and filled--the Washington Senators' stadium. Highlights the role of black journalist Sam Lacey in confronting racism. 2003Lebron James: the making of an MVP
Par Terry Pluto, Brian Windhorst. 2009
Biography of renowned NBA star LeBron James, who, in 2009 at age twenty-four, was named the league's most valuable player.…
Discusses James's childhood struggles and family life and his desire to succeed. Describes his experiences on the Olympic basketball team and with the Cleveland Cavaliers. For senior high readers. 2009Fixing my gaze: a scientist's journey into seeing in three dimensions
Par Susan R. Barry. 2010
Neuroscientist explains that even after childhood surgery for strabismus, she had no depth perception. Recalls being unaware, despite her scientific…
training, that vision therapy could train her to use both eyes simultaneously. Describes the ocular exercise regimen given her by optometrist Theresa Ruggiero and her emotions upon experiencing stereopsis. 2009The last boy: Mickey Mantle and the end of America's childhood
Par Jane Leavy. 2010
The author of Sandy Koufax (DB 54935) details twenty pivotal days in the life of New York Yankees slugger Mickey…
Mantle (1931-1995). Includes her own 1983 interview with "The Mick" and reminiscences of five hundred others to portray Mantle's remarkable talent and personal demons. Strong language. Bestseller. 2010Steinbrenner: the last lion of baseball
Par Bill Madden. 2010
Biography of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner (1930-2010). Chronicles Steinbrenner's early life and career as a shipping magnate, his…
purchase of the Yankees in 1973, his legal troubles, his controversial hiring and firing of multiple managers, and the team's ups and downs. Strong language. Bestseller. 2010Munson: the life and death of a Yankee captain
Par Marty Appel, Martin Appel. 2009
Biography of Ohio native and professional baseball catcher Thurman Munson (1947-1979). Chronicles Munson's 1968 draft from Kent State University to…
the New York Yankees, the team's success that led to winning the 1977 and 1978 World Series, and Munson's death in the crash of an airplane he was piloting. 2009Sports columnist for the New York Post recreates the 1912 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the New…
York Giants. Describes the climate of the times, which included an attempted assassination on presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt. Some strong language. 2009Cooperstown confidential: heroes, rogues, and the inside story of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Par Zev Chafets, Zeʼev Chafets, Ze'Ev Chafets. 2009
Journalist chronicles the history of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, and alleges that…
politics affects the induction of players. Discusses the makeup of the selection committee and associated scandals and controversies. Some strong language. 2009