Strike Three, You're Dead
10 best books like Strike Three, You're Dead (Josh Berk): The Honest Truth, Red Kayak, Sophomore Campaign, Spy School, The Big Field, High Heat, The Sports Pages, The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game, Knockout, Heat
| Author | Dan Gemeinhart |
| ISBN | 0545665736 |
In all the ways that matter, Mark is a normal kid. He's got a dog named Beau and a best friend, Jessie. He likes to take photos and write haiku poems in his notebook. He dreams of climbing a mountain one day.
But in one important way, Mark is not like other kids at all. Mark is sick. The kind of sick that...
| Author | Priscilla Cummings |
| ISBN | 0142405736 |
Brady loves life on the Chesapeake Bay with his friends J.T. and Digger. But developers and rich families are moving into the area, and while Brady befriends some of them, like the DiAngelos, his parents and friends are bitter about the changes. Tragedy strikes when the DiAngelos’ kayak overturns...
| Author | Frank Nappi |
| ISBN | 1616086637 |
It’s 1949 and eighteen-year-old pitching phenom Mickey Tussler is back with the rejuvenated minor league Brewers in the sequel to The Legend of Mickey Tussler (the basis for the television movie A Mile in His Shoes). Despite Mickey’s proclamation that he will never play baseball again after last...
| Author | Stuart Gibbs |
| ISBN | 1442421827 |
Can a normal, average kid become a superstar secret agent? Maybe not, but it’ll be fun to watch him try!
Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he’s already pegged his dream job: C.I.A. or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn’t exactly scream “secret agent.” In...
| Author | Mike Lupica |
| ISBN | 0399246258 |
For Hutch, shortstop has always been home. It's where his father once played professionally, before injuries relegated him to watching games on TV instead of playing them. And it's where Hutch himself has always played and starred. Until now. The arrival of Darryl 'D-Will' Williams, the top shortstop...
| Author | Carl Deuker |
| ISBN | 0060572485 |
As the star closer for his high school baseball team, Shane Hunter is untouchable. Firing fastballs at ninety miles per hour, he loves being a winner. But when his father is accused of a crime, Shane's charmed world is turned upside down. Nothing is the way it once was, and Shane's not sure he wants to --...
| Author | Jon Scieszka |
| ISBN | 0061963771 |
I have become a big fan of the Guys Read Short Story Series edited by Jon Scieszka. With ten authors writing ten different short stories, it's easy to find one that will appeal to any reader.
Guys Read: The Sports Pages hits a home run for it's mix of stories from great children's authors like...
| Author | John Feinstein |
| ISBN | 0375865705 |
"New York Times" bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein investigates a covert op at the Army-Navy football game in this exciting sports mystery.
The Black Knights of Army and the Midshipmen of Navy have met on the football field since 1890, and it's a rivalry like no other, filled with tradition....
| Author | K.A. Holt |
| ISBN | 1452163588 |
Levi just wants to be treated like a typical kid. As a baby, he had a serious disease that caused him respiratory issues. He's fine now, but his mom and overprotective brother still think of him as damaged, and his schoolmates see him as the same class clown he's always been. He feels stuck. So when his dad—divorced...
| Author | Mike Lupica |
| ISBN | 0142407577 |
The #1 Bestseller!
Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat along with aspirations of leading his team all the way to the Little League World Series. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led...
| Author | Tim Green |
| ISBN | 0061626864 |
Josh feels like he's starting to make it big! Jaden, the school reporter, says he's going to take the baseball team to number one. Then his dad pulls him off the field and signs him up with Coach Rocky Valentine's youth championship team, the Titans. He says Josh has what it takes to be a baseball great—and...
New York Times
bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green scores a touchdown with this exhilarating and action-packed story about an ordinary boy who becomes a hero you can really root for. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica.
Twelve-year-old Troy White has a phenomenal gift: He can...
| Author | Mike Lupica |
| ISBN | 0399252274 |
#1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica makes his return to the basketball court!
There's a reason teammates call him "True." Because for basketball phenom Drew Robinson, there is nothing more true than his talent on the court. It's the kind that comes along once in a generation and is loaded...
| Author | Mike Lupica |
| ISBN | 0545381827 |
Ben McBain is every football team's dream player. He's a jack-of-all-trades guy that can handle almost any position. When the game is on the line, Ben's number is the one being called for the final play. But Ben wants to be the starting quarterback and the one thing standing in his way is the coach's son.
Shawn...
The Matheny Manifesto: A Young Manager's Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life
“Nothing worth doing right is easy.”
–Mike Matheny
Mike Matheny was just forty-one, without professional managerial experience and looking for a next step after a successful career as a Major League catcher, when he succeeded the legendary Tony La Russa as manager...
| Author | T.A. Chase |
| ISBN | 1605043893 |
Will giving him the green flag lead to love or heartache?
The Love of Sports Series, Book 2
CJ Lamont is at the top of the racing world but his winning record is based on a carefully constructed lie. His world falls apart when his ex-wife reveals the truth. As he hits rock bottom, rescue...
Sports Illustrated Baseball's Greatest
| Author | Sports Illustrated |
| ISBN | 1618930559 |
Who's the greatest slugger of all time, Babe Ruth or Ted Williams? Where do Derek Jeter and Cal Ripken Jr. rank on the list of the best shortstops? At third base, would you rather have Mike Schmidt or Brooks Robinson? Is Fenway or Wrigley the better ballpark?
This book will end many arguments-and...
Sports Illustrated The Baseball Book
| Author | Sports Illustrated |
| ISBN | 1933405236 |
A wonderful coffee table sized book on the history of baseball with marvelous SI photos inside along with very good essays that go with each decade of baseball. Never have seen some of these photos before and the format of the book is very catchy with both photos and essays, along with things like the All-Decade...
