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Oscar Indigo has never been good at baseball, so naturally he's nervous when he has to fill in for his team's injured All-Star, Lourdes. Luckily, Oscar has a mysterious gold watch that can stop time, which he uses to fake a game-winning home run. Now Oscar's the underdog hero of his town and even Lourdes wants to be his friend. But the universe is a precarious place, and you can't just steal time without any consequences. If Oscar doesn't find a way...
22) Owl ball
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Ollie Overwing is the best pitcher the Owls have, so his team is depending on him in the big game between the Owls and the Black Ducks--but umpire Stanley Stork has a couple of special rules for this game that may trip the owls up.
24) The unnatural
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When Fred wins a contest, he and the gang head to the baseball stadium to meet player Luis Domingo. Instead, they find the stadium has been haunted by some baseball phantom.
25) You're out!
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Sour umpire Solomon Johnson seems to be striking everyone out. When the Pine City Porcupines' manager, "Grumps" Humboldt, argues a call, Solomon throws him out. To appease both men the batboy Chad offers them rare baseball cards--that only makes them madder.
26) Soar
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Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach.
30) Edward's eyes
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Edward is one of a large and close family that loves baseball, music, books, and each other, and when he unexpectedly dies and his parents donate his organs, his wonderful eyes go to a perfect recipient.
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A mother and daughter embark on gender-defying quests when the girl tries out and makes the all-boy baseball team and the bricklaying single parent lands a job constructing a patio. Rhythmic, single-word phrases pepper the accompanying illustrations to depict the hard work that goes into going after dreams and the following celebration of success.
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"Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy ... like expanding the options for race on school tests beyond just a few bubbles. And some not so much...like complaining to the BBC about the length between Doctor Who seasons. Lupe needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, who's Chinacan/Mexinese just like her. So when...