Choosing Up Sides

Left-handed preacher's son Luke Bledsoe has always felt like an outsider, until he discovers he can pitch a baseball faster than anyone else, but his father says that the left is the side of Satan and that baseball is the devil's work, leaving Luke to find a new strength in his life and in himself.

Choosing up Sides

Children's Books

Ritter, John H.

Literature & Fiction

Philomel

Tyler's dreams of joining the All-Star baseball team are threatened by his uncontrollable temper, and it is up to his coach to teach him that his battles can be won in other ways than by fighting. By the author of Choosing Up Sides.

Over the Wall

Teen & Young Adult

Tom Gallagher finds himself in a tight spot. The fate of Dillontown rests on the outcome of one baseball game, winner take all. And it's all because Tom had to open his big mouth. If only he could get Dante Del Gato-the greatest hitter to ever play the game-to coach the team. But crazy ol' Del Gato hasn't spoken to folks in years, not after walking away from the game in disgrace just before his team played in its first World Series. Maybe Tom has one more hope: Cruz de la Cruz, the mysterious boy who just rode into town on horseback claiming to know the secret of hitting. Not to mention the secrets of Del Gato . . .

The Boy Who Saved Baseball

The Desperado Who Stole Baseball

Dillontown was built upon a gold mine. Yet for the villagers, life is about something even more valuable: baseball. Home to the Dillontown Nine, they would give anything to join the ranks of professional ballplayers?even their gold. Yet to make it, they will need to defeat the world champion Chicago White Stockings?and their crooked owner, willing to wager anything for the mine, and willing to do anything to avoid losing. Fortunately, Dillontown is home to two boys who know a little something about winning. One is young Jack Dillon, nephew to Dillontown founder Long John Dillon. The other? A boy on the run, in need of a second chance: none other than Billy the Kid.
 One of the fi nest storytellers of our time, John H. Ritter brings the Old West to life in this prequel to his breakout success, The Boy Who Saved Baseball.

In 1921 thirteen-year-old Luke finds himself torn between accepting his left-handedness or conforming to the belief of his preacher-father that such a condition is evil and must be overcome.

Demco Media

The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory with the secrets of the now-disgraced player, Dante Del Gato.

Boy Who Saved Baseball

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In 1921, 13-year-old Luke finds himself torn between accepting his left-handedness or conforming to the belief of his preacher-father, that such a condition is evil and must be overcome.

Choosing Up Sides (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Turtleback Books

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Tyler's dreams of joining the All-Star baseball team are threatened by his uncontrollable temper. His coach, a Vietnam War veteran, is determined to help Tyler learn a better way to express anger.

Over The Wall (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

BONUS FEATURE: Includes an exclusive interview with the author and original music by John H. Ritter!Andy Ramos, a freestyle skate-boarding trumpeter, has dreams as big as a baseball moon. Born into a family of musicians, Andy wants to take his unique fusion of Latin jazz, rock, and hip-hop straight to the top. But when he crosses paths with Glory Martinez, a softball pitcher who has Olympian dreams of her own, the mysterious fusion of their athletic and musical skills changes everything. Or is that due to the elegant, but eerie, man in black? He promises fame and fortune. Can he deliver? And just how far is Andy willing to go to find out?

Under the Baseball Moon

Listening Library (Audio)

The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory with the secrets of the now disgraced player, Dante Del Gato.

Sports & Outdoors

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Choosing up Sides

Over the Wall

The Boy Who Saved Baseball

The Desperado Who Stole Baseball

Choosing Up Sides

Boy Who Saved Baseball

Choosing Up Sides (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Over The Wall (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Under the Baseball Moon

The Boy Who Saved Baseball