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10 best books like The Boy Who Saved Baseball (John H. Ritter): Love, Ruby Lavender, The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets: True-Life Stories to Read Aloud, Summer Ball, Keeper, The Last Treasure, The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape From The Tower Of London, Tripping Over the Lunch Lady: And Other School Stories, A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, Six Innings: A Game in the Life, How Angel Peterson Got His Name

Love, Ruby Lavender
AuthorDeborah Wiles
ISBN0152054782
Ruby Lavender and Miss Eula are a pretty good team, for a couple of chicken thieves. What other granddaughter-grandmother duo could successfully drive the getaway car for chickens rescued from a journey to the slaughterhouse, paint a whole house shocking pink, and operate their own personal secret-letter...
The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets: True-Life Stories to Read Aloud
AuthorJean Craighead George
ISBN0064462013
From bestselling nature writer and Newbery Medal winner Jean Craighead George comes an autobiographical story about how wild it can be living in a house full of animal fans.

Imagine living with a skunk in your closet, a bat in your refrigerator, and a tarantula in your purse!

In this...
Summer Ball
AuthorMike Lupica
ISBN0399244875
The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Travel Team!

When you’re the smallest kid playing a big man’s game, the challenges never stop—especially when your name is Danny Walker. Leading your travel team to the national championship may seem like a dream come true, but for Danny,...
Keeper
AuthorMal Peet
ISBN0763632864
"This stirring adventure — a soccer story? a ghost story? — defies expectations. . . . Both lyrical and gripping." — KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)

When Paul Faustino of LA NACION flips on his tape recorder for an exclusive interview with El Gato — the phenomenal goalkeeper who single-handedly...
The Last Treasure
AuthorJanet S. Anderson
ISBN0439707846
For thirteen-year-old Ellsworth, family has always been just him and his dad. That's all Ellsworth thought he wanted. But then the dreams start. Dreams of houses surrounding a beautiful green square. Suddenly a letter arrives, inviting Ellsworth to a home he doesn't remember: the Square in Smith...
The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape From The Tower Of London
AuthorElvira Woodruff
ISBN0439281342
Best-selling author Elvira Woodruff's thrilling novel set in 1700s London. Now in paperback!

It's 1735. Forrest Harper's life inside the Tower of London consists of three ways to pass the time: chores, chores, and more chores. His only friends are the spirited ravens he tends with his father....
Tripping Over the Lunch Lady: And Other School Stories
AuthorNancy E. Mercado
ISBN0803728735
Do you remember middle school? Are you trying to forget, thank you very much?

Well, these ten short stories will certainly remind young readers of the trials and tribulations of their everyday existence . . . and make them laugh out loud at the same time.

From Angela Johnson's funny...
A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
AuthorMichelle Y. Green
ISBN0803726619
Mamie Johnson looks the batter in the eye. Sizes him up for a curve- or a fastball. Stretches her 5'2" frame. And pops a surefire, windup, coming-right-at-ya pitch smack dab over the plate. One that lets the batter know that this "peanut of a girl" means business. Fueled by her passion for the game and buoyed...
Six Innings: A Game in the Life
AuthorJames Preller
ISBN0312367635
Two teams, six innings, one game.

A lively cast of characters--baseball-loving boys between the ages of eleven to thirteen--are playing the biggest game of their lives. With acrobatic catches, clutch hits, dramatic whiffs, and costly errors, this game is full of action. But as the book unfolds,...
How Angel Peterson Got His Name
AuthorGary Paulsen
ISBN0440229359
When you grow up in a small town in the north woods, you have to make your own excitement. High spirits, idiocy, and showing off for the girls inspire Gary Paulsen and his friends to attempt:
• Shooting waterfalls in a barrel • The first skateboarding • Jumping three barrels like motorcycle...
Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam
AuthorHuynh Quang Nhuong
ISBN0064462110
As a young boy growing up in the hills of central Vietnam, Nhuong’s companion was Tank, the family water buffalo. When bullies harassed Nhuong, Tank sent them packing. When a wild tiger threatened the entire village, Tank defeated it. He led the herd and adopted a lonely puppy. Tank was Nhuong’s...
Change-up: Mystery at the World Series
AuthorJohn Feinstein
ISBN0375856366
"New York Times" bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein takes readers behind the scenes at the World Series in this exciting baseball mystery.
When teen sports reporters Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the World Series, the talk of the tournament is Norbert Doyle--a late call-up for...
Babe & Me
AuthorDan Gutman
ISBN0380805049
On October 1, 1932, during Game Three of the Chicago Cubs -- New York Yankees World Series, Babe Ruth belted a long home run to straightaway centerfield. According to legend, just before he hit, Babe pointed to the bleachers and boldly predicted he would slam the next pitch there.

Did he call...
Ice Drift
AuthorTheodore Taylor
ISBN0152055509
The year is 1868, and fourteen-year-old Alika and his younger brother, Sulu, are hunting for seals on an ice floe attached to their island in the Arctic. Suddenly the ice starts to shake, and they hear a loud crack--the terrible sound of the floe breaking free from land. The boys watch with horror as the...
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