Download or read book Derek Jeter 2nd Edition written by Keith Elliot Greenberg and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of baseball’s most popular and talented stars, Derek Jeter began his major league career with a bang—knocking a home run out of the park in his very first at bat his rookie year. His phenomenal first year continued as he helped the Yankees win the World Championship while also claiming the Rookie of the Year award. In 1998, 1999, and 2000, Jeter went on to lead the Yankees to three more World Championships.
Download or read book Derek Jeter written by Sandy Donovan and published by LernerClassroom. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the life and accomplishments of champion baseball player Derek Jeter, a shortstop for the New York Yankees who several American League records.
Download or read book Hit Miss written by Derek Jeter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While young Derek's friendship with a new student puts him at odds with his friends and impacts his baseball swing, he gets in trouble for confronting a student who is bullying his sister, in violation of the contract with his parents.
Download or read book Change Up written by Derek Jeter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the third book in the New York Times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter, Derek’s father keeps his promise to coach his son’s youth baseball team. Derek is sure this will be the best season yet! He has it all planned—his dad will have him start at shortstop, and the team will cruise to a championship. But sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan. Change Up focuses on a key life lesson of Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation—Deal with Growing Pains—in the series companion to Hit & Miss and The Contract, about which The Wall Street Journal said, “the play by play action is exciting and the lessons many.”
Download or read book The Contract written by Derek Jeter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debut book in the New York Times bestselling Contract series, The Contract is a middle grade baseball novel inspired by the youth of legendary sports icon and role model Derek Jeter. As a young boy, Derek Jeter dreams of being the shortstop for the New York Yankees. He even imagines himself in the World Series. So when Derek is chosen for the Little League Tigers, he hopes to play shortstop. But on the day of the assignments, Derek Starts at second base. Still, he tries his best while he wishes and dreams of that shortstop spot. And to help him stay focused on school, his parents make him a contract: keep up the grades or no baseball. Derek makes sure he always plays his best game—on and off the baseball field! Derek Jeter has played Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees for twenty seasons and is a five-time World Series Champion. He is a true legend in professional sports and a role model for young people both on the field and through his Turn 2 Foundation. Inspired by Derek Jeter’s childhood, The Contract is the first book in Derek Jeter’s middle grade baseball series, an important part of the Jeter Publishing program, which will encompass adult nonfiction titles, children’s picture books, middle grade fiction, Ready-to-Read children’s books, and children’s nonfiction. For more about Jeter Publishing visit JeterPublishing.com.
Download or read book The Contract written by Derek Jeter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field.
Download or read book Wind Up written by Derek Jeter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the eighth book in the New York Times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter, young Derek and his friends learn how to balance competitive spirits with their love of the game. As Derek and his team tackle playoffs, everyone deals with the pressure in different ways. And practice gets intense! One of Derek’s teammates, Avery, starts being especially hard on herself. She isn’t even enjoying the game anymore. Can Derek and the rest of the team pull her out of her funk? Inspired by Derek Jeter’s childhood, this is the eighth book in Jeter Publishing’s New York Times bestselling middle grade baseball series that focuses on key life lessons from Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation.
Download or read book Derek Jeter written by B. A. Roth and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn more about Derek Jeter's grand-slam career as a New York Yankee!
Download or read book Derek Jeter written by Richard Craig and published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the personal life and baseball career of the young man from Michigan who plays shortstop for the New York Yankees.
Download or read book Derek Jeter written by Keith Elliot Greenberg and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derek Jeter had always wanted to play shortstop for the New York Yankees. When he was a senior in high school, the Yankees drafted him and his dream came true. In the next few years, he went from homesick minor leaguer to American League Rookie of the Year. Find out how a kid from Kalamazoo, Michigan, became an All-Star sensation!
Download or read book Derek Jeter Presents Night at the Stadium written by Phil Bildner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A baseball stadium comes to life in this magical picture book brought to you by legendary sports icon and role model Derek Jeter. Derek Jeter presents, A Day at the Stadium! This story revolves around a magical field trip to Yankee Stadium. An enchanting combination ofNight at the Museum and Alice in Wonderland—with a little bit of Field of Dreams thrown in for good measure—this picture book captures the excitement, wonder, and magic of your first trip to the ballpark!
Download or read book Walk Off written by Derek Jeter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tenth book in the New York Times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter, young Derek and his friends persevere through everyday challenges. Derek Jeter dreams of being the shortstop for the New York Yankees. He even imagines himself in the World Series. So Derek makes his case to be shortstop, but realizes winning is hard. With his dad, Derek works hard practicing and makes sure he keeps a clear mind and stays focused. Coach Russell reminds him to work hard and get the small things right and the big things will follow. Derek discovers hard work is the only way to success and only he can make his dreams come true.
Download or read book Fair Ball written by Derek Jeter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Derek Jeter’s own life, Fair Ball is the fourth middle grade novel in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing Program and focuses on the theme “the world isn’t always fair.” Life isn’t always fair. You can’t control that, but you can control how you think and act when things don’t go your way. You have to hang in there and keep after it, not get down and give up. Derek has a lot to look forward to. School is almost out, his baseball team is competing in the Westwood Little League Playoffs, and then he’ll head to his grandparents’ house for the summer. Sure, there are finals to study for first, but Derek doesn’t mind. Maybe this year he’ll get better grades than Gary. But when his best friend Dave starts to act strangely, ignoring Derek and canceling their plans, his summer isn’t looking quite so fun. What’s going on? Doesn’t he want to be Derek’s friend anymore? Derek is so distracted by his problems with Dave that he makes a mistake in the outfield during a key play—and his team loses the game. It’s so unfair! With the championship at stake and finals looming, Derek needs to stay focused or risk everything.
Download or read book The Big Field written by Mike Lupica and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw. Playing shortstop is a way of life for Hutch—not only is his hero, Derek Jeter, a shortstop, but so was his father, a former local legend turned pro. Which is why having to play second base feels like demotion to second team. Yet that's where Hutch ends up after Darryl "D-Will" Williams, the best shortstop prospect since A-Rod, joins the team. But Hutch is nothing if not a team player, and he's cool with playing in D-Will's shadow—until, that is, the two shortstops in Hutch's life betray him in a way he never could have imagined. With the league championship on the line, just how far is Hutch willing to bend to be a good teammate?
Download or read book Baseball Genius written by Tim Green and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of a slump in this New York Times bestselling novel from authors Tim Green and Derek Jeter. Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can’t afford to keep him on the travel team. His dad runs a diner and makes enough to cover the bills, but there isn’t anything for extras. So Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands and he sneaks into the home of the New York Yankee’s star second baseman, James Yager, and steals a couple of balls from his personal batting cage. He knows that if he can sell them, he’ll be able to keep himself on the team. But like the best-laid plans—or in this case the worst!—Jalen’s scheme goes wrong when Yager catches him. But Jalen has a secret: his baseball genius. He can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to do with his next pitch. He can’t quite explain how he knows, he just knows. And after proving to Yager that he really can do this, using a televised game and predicting pitch after pitch with perfect accuracy, the two agree to a deal. Jalen will help Yager out of his batting slump and Yager won’t press charges. However, when he begins to suspect that the team’s general manager has his own agenda, Jalen’s going to need his friends and his unusual baseball talent to save not only Yager’s career, but his own good name.
Download or read book Derek Jeter written by Mark Stewart and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a biography of Derek Jeter who was teased as a boy in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for predicting he would be a great shortstop for the New York Yankees and who grew up to do precisely that.
Download or read book Baseball Now written by Dan Bortolotti and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just in time for opening day, the ultimate book for baseball fans. "Makes you the smartest kid on the sandlot." -- American Profile (on the first edition) Baseball Now! celebrates the latest players of America's pastime. This new edition delivers up-to-date profiles of more than 70 stars of the National and American Leagues, which are complemented by more than 100 full-color action photographs. Fully revised, this edition includes up-to-date coverage of the 2010 regular season, the league playoffs and the World Series. Starring players and winning teams, stragglers and fumblers, all of the highlights, and lowlights, are included. Baseball Now! takes the reader with Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay into the late innings, with Jonathan Papelbon and Mariano Rivera getting the team out of a jam, with Derek Jeter and Chase Utley turning a double play, with Torii Hunter and Ichiro Suzuki making a leaping catch on the warning track, and with Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton hitting a walk-off homer. Baseball Now! is ideal for the fan who wants the stories behind the numbers.
