Author: Brendan C. Boyd Publisher: Little Brown & Company ISBN: 9780316104296 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 151
Book Description
Reflections on collecting baseball cards in childhood accompany remarks on the skills and achievements of players whose pictures were found in bubble gum packages
Author: Dan Gutman Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061973564 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 180
Book Description
When Joe Stoshack hears about Shoeless Joe Jackson -- and the gambling scandal that destroyed the star player's career -- he knows what he has to do. If he travels back in time with a 1919 baseball card in his hand, he just might be able to prevent the infamous Black Sox Scandal from ever taking place. And if he could do that, Shoeless Joe Jackson would finally take his rightful place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. But can Stosh prevent that tempting envelope full of money from making its way to Shoeless Joe's hotel room before the big game?
Author: Dan Gutman Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061973254 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
With more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life! Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoshack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So, for his report, Joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, Jackie Robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Joe plans on writing a prize-winning report. But he doesn't plan on a trip that will for a short time change the color of his skin—and forever change his view of history and his definition of courage. With historical photos and back matter to separate the facts from the fiction, New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman takes readers on a page-turning trip through baseball’s past.
Author: Adam Osterweil Publisher: Front Street, Incorporated ISBN: 9781886910621 Category : Caricatures and cartoons Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
When they are given an unusual comic book that allows them to travel in time, twelve-year-old Brian hopes that he and his friend will be able to replace his father's valuable Superman comic that Brian had ruined years before.
Author: Jon Buller Publisher: Turtleback ISBN: 9780833585073 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. Roger's friend Kenneth uses an unusual sea vehicle of his own design to take them to an underwater cave, where a cache of old loot gathered by mermaids contains valuable old baseball cards.
Author: Josh Wilker Publisher: Seven Footer Press ISBN: 9781934734162 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
Wilker marks the stages of his life through the baseball cards he collected as a child. He captures the experience of growing up obsessed with baseball cards and explores what it means to be a fan of the game.
Author: Gordon Korman Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 0545457386 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 166
Book Description
Ocean's 11 . . . with 11-year-olds, in a super stand-alone heist caper from Gordon Korman!After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There are many things standing in their way -- a menacing guard dog, a high-tech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their inability to drive -- but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his . . . even if hijinks ensue. This is Gordon Korman at his crowd-pleasing best, perfect for readers who like to hoot, howl, and heist.
Author: Adam Osterweil
Author: Brendan C. Boyd
Author: Trish Kennedy
Author: Dan Gutman
Author: Casey Childress
Author: Dan Gutman
Author: Adam Osterweil
Author: Jon Buller
Author: Josh Wilker
Author: Gordon Korman