Kurtis Scaletta
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In real life, Lucas is small and unathletic. But as Trunkzilla in the online game Smashtown Frenzy, he's the biggest, toughest fighter on the streets. No wonder he prefers games to real life! He plans to spend all summer battling his way through the Smashtown tournament with his team, but his parents have other plans for him: volunteer work. Lucas signs up to be a Senior Sitter and gets matched with a cool old librarian named Isaac who likes cats...
2) Granny Rex
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English
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When little Dee is harassed by the neighborhood hawk, Mama comforts her with a story about her dinosaur grandmother, reminding Dee that even though she is small, she is mighty.
3) Zip it!
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Topps league story volume 3
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English
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When Pine City Porcupines' bat boy Chad breaks an important unofficial rule of baseball: Do not talk to the starting pitcher when he has a perfect game going, the team may lose the game unless Chad can find a baseball card to help break the superstition.
6) Jinxed!
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Series
Topps league story volume 1
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English
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Chad is thrilled to be a batboy for the Pine City Porcupines, even though the team is not doing well, his fellow batboy is less than thrilled about the job, and his favorite player seems to be jinxed.
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Topps league story volume 4
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English
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To keep Teddy "Bear" Larrabee happy and slugging, Chad the bat boy has to figure out what a crabby fan would be willing to trade for Teddy's lucky homerun ball.
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English
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Diego Prado has spent most of his time on the Pines' bench. But when Danny O'Brien goes on the disabled list, Diego gets a chance to play-and he's on a winning streak! Danny wants one of Chad's "magic" baseball cards to get back in the game. Diego wants to keep playing. What's a batboy to do?|Kurtis Scaletta is the author of several well-received middle school novels, including the baseball-centric story Mudville, one of Booklist's 2009 Top 10 Sports...
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Umpire Solomon Johnson is squeezing the strike zone and throws out both the Pine City Porcupines starting pitcher and manager "Grumps" Humphrey for arguing the call. Chad tries to make peace by giving Solomon a rarely issued "umpire card"-but the ump blows his top. He thinks Chad is making fun of his weight. It's going to be a long nine innings!
10) Mudville
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Pub. Date
[2009]
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First edition.
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English
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For twenty-two years, since a fateful baseball game against their rival town, it has rained in Moundville, so when the rain finally stops, twelve-year-old Roy, his friends, and foster brother Sturgis dare to face the curse and form a team.
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
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English
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When a giant glowing fungus encroaches upon thirteen-year-old Eric's small town, he, his little brother Brian, and a runaway girl try to stop it--and figure out what happened to the Puritan town that had mysteriously disappeared from the same spot.
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