Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.

Based on the inspirational true story, an underdog youth baseball team of misfits come together and dedicate their season to a player's dying father. In doing so, they defy all odds and accomplish the impossible by reaching the Little League World Series in an unforgettable game now considered an ESPN and LLWS classic.

In 1957, inspired by what she is learning about civil rights and armed with knowledge of female ball players, ten-year-old Katy Gordon fights to be allowed to play Little League baseball. Includes brief, illustrated biographies of female baseball players, historical note, glossary, and recommended reading.

A grizzled former minor league baseball player is recruited to coach a woefully inept Little League team to a championship against their hated rivals, the Yankees.

"In 1950, Kathryn Johnston wanted to play Little League, but an unwritten rule kept girls from trying out. So she cut off her hair and tried out as a boy under the nickname "Tubby." She made the team--and inspired future generations. An inspiring and suspenseful story about what it means to want to do something so badly you're willing to break the rules--and how, sometimes, breaking the rules can lead to change"--

After Cesar's major league career is cut short, he returns to his native Monterey, Mexico. Once back home, a group of impoverished baseball-loving kids recruit him to coach their ragtag team. Together, they beat the odds and overcome hardships and bigotry to compete in the 1957 Little League World Series.

A new chapter book series from Major League Baseball's 2006 National League MVP, Ryan Howard! Every day when Little Rhino comes home from school, he finishes his homework, grabs his bat, his glove, and runs outside to meet Grandpa James. They always practice catching and hitting in the backyard. Playing baseball with grandfather is Little Rhino's favorite thing to do, especially when he pretends to be a real Major League homerun hitter. One afternoon,...

Baseball star Cory Brand knows how to win. But off the field, he's spiraling out of control. Haunted by old wounds and regrets, his future seems as hopeless as his past. Until one moment - one mistake - changes everything. To save his career, Cory must go back to the town where it all began. His plan is simple: coach the Little League team, complete a recovery program, and get out as fast as possible. Instead, he runs headfirst into memories he can't...

When widowed attorney Tripp Spence finds himself wanted by the IRS, he and his young pitching sensation son, Derrick, change their appearance, assume new identities and flee to Las Vegas. Here Derrick becomes "Mickey" and Tripp enrolls him in a second final year of Little League. But as the nation, the government, and a nervous Tripp watch, "Mickey" leads his team from the city championship all the way to the controversial final game of the Little...

"Come take a stroll with us onto the perfectly manicured fields in Williamsport just before the first pitch of the Little League World Series"--Back cover.