Download or read book Fast pitch Feud written by Jake Maddox and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2022 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that twelve-year-old Anya is old enough to join her fourteen-year-old sister Marina on the fast-pitch softball team things are becoming tense between them: Anya has trouble catching her sister's pitches and resents Marina's criticism and being moved to the outfield, Marina is increasingly obsessed with her role as captain, and angry because Anya does not seem to take the game as seriously as she does--and with an important game coming up the sisters are going to have to work out their differences if their team is going to win.
Download or read book Blood Feud written by Bill Nowlin and published by Rounder Records. This book was released on 2005 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh look at the merciless Red Sox / Yankees rivalry, drawing on history, original interviews with players from both sides, and discussions with partisans of each team among the fans.
Download or read book Clark Griffith Baseball s Statesman written by Brian McKenna and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-06-05 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full-length biography of baseball Hall of Famer Clark Griffith, famed pitcher, manager and executive whose career spanned eight decades from the 1880s until his death in 1955.Clark Griffith was an integral part of much of the early history of the major leagues. His accomplishments within the game were varied: winning pitcher in over 230 games; unionizating; relief pitching; a founder of the American League; pennant-winning manager; integration; founder of the New York Yankees; long-time manager, executive and owner of the Washington Senators.
Download or read book Gymnastics Challenge written by Jake Maddox and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2024 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harper's passion is parkour, but when the big competition is cancelled and she has no place to compete she tries out for a gymnastics team.
Download or read book Live and Let Dive written by Jake Maddox and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2024 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quinn O'Neill is known as Quitt at his school for quitting every activity he's ever tried, so when he joins the school diving team, nobody expects him to stick with it--and a bike accident looks like the perfect excuse for yet another failure.
Download or read book Batter Power Up written by Jake Maddox and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2024 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zack is a fine defensive outfielder, but he has trouble hitting the ball--until his friend Jamie offers to help him using a virtual reality batting program.
Download or read book Keeping Football in the Family written by Jake Maddox and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2023 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alejandro is having trouble living up to his brother's reputation as a great high school quarterback, but his sister Izzy just might be the secret weapon he needs.
Download or read book Catching Confidence written by Jake Maddox and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ana Flores spies a college team practicing, she's immediately drawn to the power and grace of softball. She knows she'll need practice and experience if she's going to play with her school team. Unfortunately, she's paired with Mali, the most demanding player on the team. Will Ana find the confidence to compete?
Download or read book Harry Frazee Ban Johnson and the Feud That Nearly Destroyed the American League written by Michael T. Lynch and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-03-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Baseball fans know Red Sox owner Harry Frazee as "the man who sold Babe Ruth." Over the next seven years, Frazee, American League president Ban Johnson and their respective allies waged war over several issues, including Frazee's trade of Carl Mays, the National Commission, and the establishment of a trade deadline"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Now Pitching Bob Feller written by Bob Feller and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Feud written by Alex Beam and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2016 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1940 Edmund Wilson was the undisputed big dog of American letters. Vladimir Nabokov was a near-penniless Russian exile seeking asylum in the States. Wilson became a mentor to Nabokov, introducing him to every editor of note, assigning reviews for The New Republic, engineering a Guggenheim. Their intimate friendship blossomed over a shared interest in all things Russian, ruffled a bit by political disagreements. But then came Lolita, and suddenly Nabokov was the big (and very rich) dog. Finally the feud erupted in full when Nabokov published his hugely footnoted and virtually unreadable literal translation of Pushkin's famously untranslatable verse novel Eugene Onegin. Wilson attacked his friend's translation with hammer and tong in the New York Review of Books. Nabokov counterattacked in the same publication. Back and forth the increasingly aggressive letters volleyed until their friendship was reduced to ashes by the narcissism of small differences"--
Download or read book Blood Feud written by Adrian Dater and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2006-11-25 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Blood Feud, Colorado Avalanche beat writer Adrian Dater not only submits that the Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry was the most feverish match-up in recent years, but also that there was none better played. No fewer than twenty players have or will eventually make it to the Hall of Fame; the best scorers were matched up against the best goalies; brilliant coaches could be found on both benches; and two of the league's smartest general managers ruthlessly tried to one-up each other at every NHL trade deadline. Blood Feud is a rollicking story of a fierce, and often violent, rivalry.
Download or read book Lost Cause written by Jack Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Wesley Hardin, the most famous and violent gunfighter ever to ride across the sweeping Texas landscape, comes to life again in this gripping true story that spans over forty years in the tumultuous history of nineteenth century Texas. Hero and villain, Hardin rode across post-Civil War Texas, reputedly having killed twenty-three men, including Carpetbaggers, Federal soldiers, and Indians. His legend continues to grow in our own times - from the famous song by Bob Dylan, to the fierce legal battles between two Texas towns over Hardin's body!
Download or read book Reflections of a Life written by Allen Gilbertson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principal, Mr. Peterson, said I should consider the military because I had a lot of growing up to do! Imagine that! Mr. Schilling told me that I should consider the Air Force because he did an enlistment and liked it. I never had any plans for college anyway. I knew I didn't want to farm the rest of my life, so I guess the seed was planted. At that time we were visited by the various military recruiters so I took more of an interest in the possibility of joining up. I knew that there was a good possibility that I would be drafted for Vietnam and of course I wanted to join the Marines just like Dad did so I could kill bad guys, but Dad told me no way in hell was I going in the Marines! I actually listened to him!
Download or read book Tool Chest Red written by Diana Belfort and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on 2021-12-24 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is something about a person’s truth that really hits home in ways I believe fictional tales can’t. In this self-portrait there are truths and lies together in a journey to discovering my identity. This book sheds light on overcoming abuse in many complicated forms. It is desolate, complex, heartbreaking, erotic, and triumphant. The little victories are both evident and discrete as they both were not easily accomplished. This journey overall supports the value in being true to yourself and looking at what is beneath the exteriors.
Download or read book Basketball Camp Champ written by Jake Maddox and published by Stone Arch Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After only ever playing pick-up games, Ana Ramirez is excited to attend a basketball summer camp where she'll play on a real team with real teammates. But when the coach says they'll use something called "zone defense," the shooting guard feels totally lost and starts to doubt her skills. Can Ana get out of her comfort zone and ask for help? Combining a dramatic sports story with a dynamic full-color comic format, this Jake Maddox Graphic Novel is sure to be a win for any young reader.
Download or read book Robert B Parker s Blood Feud written by Mike Lupica and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert B. Parker's iconic and irresistible PI Sunny Randall is back, and the stakes are higher than ever as she races to protect her ex-husband--and his Mafia family--from the vengeful plan of a mysterious rival. Sunny Randall is "on" again with Richie, the ex-husband she never stopped loving and never seemed to be able to let go, despite her discomfort with his Mafia connections. When Richie is shot and nearly killed, Sunny is dragged into the thick of his family's business as she searches for answers and tries to stave off a mob war. But as the bullets start flying in Boston's mean streets, Sunny finds herself targeted by the deranged mastermind of the plot against the Burke family, whose motive may be far more personal than she could have anticipated...
