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(0)Wes Tooke
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Nick loves baseball so after a year in the hospital fighting polio and with a brace on one leg, Nick takes a job with the team for which his father is catcher and gets to see the great pitcher, Satchel Paige, play during the 1935 season. Includes historical notes.
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Louis, who loves baseball despite being the worst stickball player in White Plains, New York, sees his opportunity to be bat boy for the 1961 Yankees team as the perfect way to escape the problems of his father's remarriage and moving to the suburbs.
3) Midway
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude, and bravery to overcome the odds.
