Mudville

Mudville
Author: Kurtis Scaletta
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2009-02-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375891560

Welcome to Moundville, where it’s been raining for longer than Roy McGuire has been alive. Most people say the town is cursed—right in the middle of their big baseball game against rival town Sinister Bend, black clouds crept across the sky and it started to rain. That was 22 years ago . . . and it’s still pouring. Baseball camp is over, and Roy knows he’s in for a dreary, soggy summer. But when he returns home, he finds a foster kid named Sturgis sprawled out on his couch. As if this isn’t weird enough, just a few days after Sturgis’s arrival, the sun comes out. No one can explain why the rain has finally stopped, but as far as Roy’s concerned, it’s time to play some baseball. It’s time to get a Moundville team together and finish what was started 22 years ago. It’s time for a rematch.

Joy in Mudville

Joy in Mudville
Author: Robert Raczka
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0761360158

It had been only twenty-four hours since Mighty Casey struck out, plunging fans of the Mudville team into gloom and despair. But a new game day dawned, and Casey once again proved his might with a homer in the eighth. The Mudville nine took a one-run lead, but in the bottom of the ninth, their hurler walked three straight. Bases loaded and the starting pitcher spent, the Mudville manager was not bullish about his bullpen. With the game on the line, he called for rookie Joy Armstrong to take the mound. Could she bring joy to Mudville again?and prove that a girl can play ball as well as any boy?

Joy In Mudville

Joy In Mudville
Author: Dick Schaap
Publisher: Main Street Books
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2011-04-20
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0307786099

A comic lineup of stories, essays, cartoons, and more, from Lardner and Runyon to Philip Roth, Charles Addams to Charles Schulz, plus dozens of other funny fans. "The best baseball book of the season." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review. B & W photographs and illustrations throughout.

Triumph And Tragedy In Mudville

Triumph And Tragedy In Mudville
Author: Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2010-09-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1409000095

Among Stephen Jay Gould's many gifts was his ability to write eloquently about baseball, his great passion. Through the years, the renowned palaeontologist published numerous essays on the sport which have now for the first time been collected in a volume alive with all the candour and insight that characterized Gould's writing. Here are his thoughts on the complexities of childhood streetball and the joys of opening day; tributes to Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, and lesser-knowns such as deaf-mute centerfielder 'Dummy' Hoy; and a frank admission of the contradictions inherent in being a lifelong Yankees fan with Red Sox season tickets. So, too, does Gould deftly apply the tools of evolutionary theory to the demise of the 0.400 hitter, the Abner Doubleday creation myth, and the improbability of Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. This book is a delight - an essential addition to Gould's remarkable legacy, and a fitting tribute to his love for the game.

Mamba Point

Mamba Point
Author: Kurtis Scaletta
Publisher: Yearling Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2011-09-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 037585472X

After moving with his family to Liberia, twelve-year-old Linus discovers that he and the deadly black mamba have a mystical connection, which he is told will give him some of the snake's characteristics.

How to Be a Grouch (Sesame Street)

How to Be a Grouch (Sesame Street)
Author: Caroll Spinney
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1984894323

A guide to being grouchy, written and illustrated by the world's greatest grouch--Sesame Street's Oscar! So you want to be a grouch? Oscar, Sesame Street's resident grouch, is here to tell you how, in this hysterical hardcover book written and illustrated by Caroll Spinney--the puppeteer who brought Oscar to grouchy life for almost 50 years. This one-of-a-kind book offers laugh-out-loud, hilariously illustrated advice on how to live grouchily all day, every day, from morning (set your alarm clock to go off too early, and make sure it's LOUD!) till night (relax by playing broken records!). It's the perfect gift for grouches and Sesame Street fans of ALL AGES! Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, aims to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder through its many unique domestic and international initiatives. These projects cover a wide array of topics, which address specific needs, such as girls' education, financial empowerment, and autism. Sesame Street is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019--a yearlong celebration that highlights 50 years of distributing quality educational content to families around the world. Sesame Street is the most trusted name in early learning.

Mudville Madness

Mudville Madness
Author: Jonathan Weeks
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2014-06-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1589799577

The extent to which remarkable things can happen on a baseball field is virtually limitless. Bats break, balls carom wildly, personalities clash, and playing fields are invaded by uninvited guests. Mudville Madness is for baseball fans who seek something beyond the standard boxscores—something new or rarely encountered. This book is a jaunt into the realm of the extraordinary and (at times) outright bizarre. The most uncommon events in three centuries of baseball history are recounted here in glorious detail, beginning with the game’s earliest days when the rules were in their infancy, through the deadball years, right up to the 2013 season. The epic brawls, bizarre plays, and landmark achievements covered in this book will leave you shaking your head in disbelief.

Joy in Mudville

Joy in Mudville
Author: John B. Wiseman
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2010-01-13
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0786457163

This collection of essays by experts on baseball history focuses on the national pastime as a marker of our times and our cultural ideals. Topics include the rise of baseball in the nineteenth century, the influence of iconic players from Honus Wagner to Jackie Robinson, the fates of great teams well known (the Yankees and Orioles) and undeservedly obscure (the Elite Giants), and the advances of Latinos and blacks on the field and in the broader culture.

Little Baseball

Little Baseball
Author: Brad Herzog
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2011-08-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1410308197

Now even the smallest of fans can enjoy a book about their favorite sport. Rhyming riddles accompanied by colorful artwork help introduce the game's simplest, most basic elements.

Kissing Books

Kissing Books
Author: Cat Johnson
Publisher: Cat Johnson
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2019-10-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Piss off the hot farmer ✔ Find out I'll be living in a funeral home ✔ Meet my new pet pig Petunia ✔ Day one in town proved one thing. . .I'm screwed. Welcome to Mudville, home of KISSING BOOKS, a standalone small town, opposites attract, fish out of water romantic comedy with lots of kissing (and other things), a cocky farmer, a sassy misplaced heroine with too many animals, some crazy locals, and a very happy ending for all of them! For fans of the laugh out loud, romantic comedy novels and series like those by Pippa Grant, Lili Valenti, Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland, Avery Flynn, Lauren Blakely, Kennedy Fox and Helena Hunting.