As he is helped by an assistant referee to prepare for a wrestling match with the neighborhood bully, Sean begins to wonder if his mentor could be his long-lost father.

Takedown

Sports & Outdoors

Christopher, Matthew F

Football (American)

Little, Brown Young Readers

A Black youth comes face-to-face with prejudice when he tries to join the neighborhood baseball team

No Arm in Left Field (Matt Christopher Sports Classics)

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Shortstop from Tokyo (Matt Christopher Sports Classics)

Shortstop from Tokyo

When the new boy from Tokyo takes over Stogie Crane's position as shortstop, the two boys encounter the first of several barriers to their friendship.

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Third baseman TV Adams's knack for predicting where a batter will hit a ball leads an anonymous phone caller to warn him against using his powers. Should he give in to the caller's threats or spy to help his team?

The Spy on Third Base (Peach Street Mudders) ( Cover may vary )

The Lucky Baseball Bat

When Martin, the Tigers' newest slugger, loses his lucky baseball bat, he fears that he has also lost his ability to play baseball. By the author of The Hit-Away Kid. Reprint. H.

The Lucky Baseball Bat (Springboard Books)