Paul Mantell
3) Hit & miss
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Derek Jeter's friendship with a new student puts him at odds with his friends and seems to be hurting his baseball swing, plus he gets in trouble for confronting a student who is bullying his sister, in violation of the contract with his parents.
4) The contract
Author
Series
The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field.
5) Change up
Author
Series
The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Young Derek Jeter is excited when his father becomes coach of his baseball team, but things don't go as he had planned"--
6) Fair ball
Author
Series
The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Derek is juggling finals and a baseball tournament during the last few weeks of school, but when his friend Dave starts ignoring him, Derek's perfect summer starts to look less fun"--
7) Wild card
Author
Series
Barber twins volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Through the course of a difficult season, Ronde learns that his coach is right about football being a mental game, as he tries to fill in as kicker while he and his identical twin, Tiki, help Adam improve his grades.
8) Goal line
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
When identical twin brothers Ronde and Tiki Barber grow at different rates the summer before their last year at Hidden Valley Junior High, their relationship both on and off the football field changes.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Malik Edwards never had any intention of playing golf, until he sees a young black golfer being cheered on by a crowd of adoring fans. While golf's image changes for Malik, where would he get the gear or money, and where would a kid growing up in Brooklyn, New York get to play?