Closer : my story by Rivera, Mariano 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2014)

BTSB #: P02640 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 8-12   


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Subjects: Rivera, Mariano,|d1969- Baseball players - Biography

Summary: Whether you know him as Mo or as the Sandman, Mariano Rivera is The Closer, and this is his story. Full of tips for young athletes and tales from the Yankee clubhouse. An inspiring story of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication that have defined the life of a baseball legend.

Glenn Burke, game changer : the man who invented the high five by Bildner, Phil 

BTSB Prebound(Farrar Straus Giroux, 2024)

BTSB #: 119807 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 6-9   


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Subjects: Burke, Glenn Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team) Baseball players - Biography Gay athletes - Biography African Americans - Biography

Summary: A picture book biography about Los Angeles Dodger Glenn Burke, the first professional baseball player to come out as gay, and the story of how he created the high five.

Satchel Paige : striking out Jim Crow by Sturm, James 

BTSB Prebound(Disney/Jump at the Sun, 2019)

BTSB #: 862365 Available

Dewey: 796.357/NAges: 10-14   
F&P: X

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Subjects: Paige, Satchel,|d1906-1982 Baseball players - Biography Negro leagues African Americans - Biography Biographical comic books, strips, etc

Summary: The story of a baseball hero, role model, consummate showman, and era-defining American. In graphic novel format.

Sports heroes : : Grades 3-5

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2006)

BTSB #: P00057 Available

Dewey: 796.092/CAges: 8-11   


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Subjects: Jordan, Michael,|d1963- Armstrong, Lance Harlem Globetrotters Baseball players - Biography Athletes - Biography

Summary: Information on sports heroes including legendary Latino baseball players, Michael Jordan, Harlem Globetrotters, and Lance Armstrong.

United States v. Jackie Robinson by Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta 

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2018)

BTSB #: 089885 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.9 LG RC: 5.4 3-5 Lexile: 820

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Subjects: Robinson, Jackie,|d1919-1972 Race discrimination Soldiers - Biography Baseball players - Biography African Americans - Biography

Summary: The inspiring true story of baseball star Jackie Robinson's court-martial after he refused to move to the back of a supposedly integrated Army bus in 1944.

Who is Aaron Judge? [Who HQ Now]by Buckley Jr., James 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2024)

BTSB #: 166514 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1000 F&P: T

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Subjects: Judge, Aaron,|d1992- Major League Baseball (Organization) Baseball players - Biography Professional athletes - Biography

Summary: Learn about the exciting record-breaking career of home run hero Aaron Judge.