Lone Cone Library

Matt and his father, just the two of them, play baseball early on Saturday morning on their own home field.

On cover: Famous writers and celebrities profile their all-time favorite baseball stars.

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.

Jordan is always ready at his baseball game, but when it's over, he's also ready for ice cream.

After Boss outlaws baseball in America, spring stops coming--until a young boy beats the tyrant at his own game.

"When Isaac joins the notoriously terrible Middleton High baseball team, he gets frustrated by the lack of effort from his teammates. But then he learns the team is cursed and becomes determined to end it"--

Reginald is more interested in practicing his violin than in his father's job managing the worst team in the Negro Leagues, but when Papa makes him the bat boy and his music begins to lead the team to victory, Papa realizes the value of his son's passion.

Eight-year-old Steve Satlow is thrilled when Jackie Robinson moves into his Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1948, although many of his neighbors are not, and when Steve actually meets his hero he is even more excited--and worried that a misunderstanding over a Christmas tree could damage his new friendship.

"Batter up! Simple rhyming text highlights baseball essentials as dinosaurs play baseball in this charming board book"--

"The Baseball Geeks are on their way to Fenway Park to appear on a reality TV show. Joey, Kevin, and Omar are being tested on all of their baseball knowledge, but will they be able to beat the competition and win the Fenway Challenge?"--