Author: Clair Bee Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 1433676850 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 726
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Clutch Hitter - While playing baseball for the steel company where he works during the summer, high school star athlete Chip Hilton comes up against professionals participating illegally in amateur sport. Pitchers' Duel - During his senior year at Valley Falls High School, Chip pitches in the state championship baseball tournament, runs for student mayor, and fights a drive to force Coach Rockwell to retire. Dugout Jinx - After graduating from high school, Chip is invited to join the Parkville Bears as a summer intern and he manages to save the Bears' season--and his own baseball future--from being spoiled by the schemes of an unscrupulous man.
Author: Clair Bee Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 1433676338 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 233
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In the process of learning to go beyond himself and to reach out to others, high school star football player Chip Hilton uncovers an act of sabotage at the local pottery.
Author: Clair Bee Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 1433676346 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 233
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Written primarily for boys ages eight to thirteen, this fictional sports series gives young boys what they need most: a hero. First published in the 1940s, each book in the series has been updated to recapture young minds and hearts as it directs boys toward developing high moral character based on biblical values.
Author: Michelle Nolan Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786458305 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 289
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This history of American sports fiction traces depictions of baseball, basketball and football in works for all age levels from early dime novels through the 1960s. Chapters cover dime novel heroes Frank and Dick Merriwell; the explosion of sports novels before World War II and its influence on the authors who later wrote for baby boom readers; how sports novels persisted during the Great Depression; the rise and decline of sports pulps; why sports comics failed; postwar heroes Chip Hilton and Bronc Burnett; the lack of sports fiction for females; Duane Decker's Blue Sox books; and the classic John R. Tunis novels. Appendices list sports pulp titles and comic books featuring sports fiction.
Author: Clair Bee Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 1433676591 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 233
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This final installment finds Chip, now a senior at State, hoping to quarterback the football team all the way to the Rose Bowl-and using his wholesome values to enlist the full support of a troublesome new player.
Author: Clair Bee Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 1433676389 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 236
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A smooth-talking man who claims to have played basketball with Chip's father creates dissension on the Valley Falls high school team and plans to use Big Chip's pottery formula in his latest scam.
Author: Cliff Kirkpatrick Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1614238804 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 150
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In the postseasons of 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Oregon State Beavers baseball team achieved a seemingly impossible dream and forever changed the culture of Northwest sports. After nearly a century of dismissal as a wet-weather team, unable to compete with the southern baseball belt on the national stage, a run of three College World Series appearances and back-to-back titles earned the Beavers national respect. Inspired by his own coverage of the dramatic seasons, "Corvallis Gazette-Times" sportswriter Cliff Kirkpatrick recounts the program's rise to prominence and lasting legacy. Filled with firsthand insights from players and coaches and photos of pivotal moments and stands filled with orange and black, this retrospective captures the magic of Oregon State's three-season run.
Author: Clair Bee Publisher: ISBN: 9780805425642 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages :
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The Chip Hilton series has inspired and influenced young people for more than five decades. Now, today's youth can follow the adventures of Chip, the sports-loving hero who will capture their hearts and direct them toward developing solid character, lasting values, and keen athletic skills. This pack includes Clutch Hitter, Pitchers' Duel and Fence Busters.
Author: Clair Bee Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 1433676524 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 254
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Chip Hilton's planned pleasant summer at home in Valley Falls is interrupted when State is selected to represent the United States in a college baseball series with two of Japan's finest teams. Chip and his teammates are thrilled by the opportunity. A trip filled with excitement and adventure, Chip experiences one of the greatest rewards of his young life when he undertakes to help a Japanese college student improve his pitching skill. Tamio Saito's greatest desire is to pitch for his alma mater's baseball team. How Chip wins the championship for his team with an almost unbelievable no-hitter pitching performance will thrill every baseball fan.
Author: Mike Lupica Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1534421599 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 272
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"When a young basketball star decides to research his grandfather--and coach--for a school project, he uncovers a decades-old scandal that changes everything he thought he knew about his grandfather"--
Author: Clair Bee
Author: Clair Bee
Author: Clair Bee
Author: Michelle Nolan
Author: Clair Bee
Author: Clair Bee
Author: Cliff Kirkpatrick
Author: Clair Bee
Author: Clair Bee
Author: Mike Lupica