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Ages 8-12 • Intermediate Independent Reads
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Mike Lupica
HEAT
“Michael Arroyo is a 13-year-old Cuban
American who lives in the shadow
of Yankee Stadium. Yes, he is a Little
League ballplayer, and, yes, he has a
dream: to pitch in the Little League
World Series. …The dialogue crackles,
and the rich cast of supporting characters—especially
Michael’s battery mate,
catcher and raconteur Manny—nearly
steals the show. Top-notch entertainment.”
—BooklistH
Rec: BLH, C, K, PW, SLJ, V
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 240 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240757-8 $6.99
MIRACLE ON 49 TH STREET ❖
Josh Cameron is MVP of the Boston
Celtics and a media darling. He has
it all…including a daughter, Molly, he
never knew of for twelve years. “Lupica
delivers a winning novel, creating a realistic
character in Molly by authentically
capturing both her fragility and pluck.”
—Booklist
Rec: C, BL, K, PW, SLJ, V
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 256 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240942-8 $7.99
TRAVEL TEAM
“Danny Walker is crushed when he
doesn’t make the Vikings, the seventhgrade
basketball team….Then Danny’s
father announces that he is starting his
own youth team, but unexpected setbacks
sideline his dad and the team until
Danny steps in and coaches the team
himself…Many fans of sports fiction will
like this.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJ, V
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 288 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240462-1 $6.99
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Photo© Taylor Lupica
LLEWELLYN, SAM
BAD, BAD DARLINGS
“A truly inventive tale about a family
with three very bad children who
find themselves in all sorts of mischief,
including their favorite crime: burglary.”
—Children’s Literature
5 x 7 208 pp. 2006
978-1-59514-068-5 $5.99
LITTLE DARLINGS
“One part Pippi Longstocking, two
parts Lemony Snicket, Little Darlings is
a cleverly written satire on the ingenuity
of children and the callous materialism
of the British upper classes.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: C, SLJ
5 x 7 240 pp. 2005
978-1-59514-066-1 $5.99
LUBAR, DAVID
WIZARDS OF THE GAME
“Short, often funny, and easy to read,
the story combines wizardry and the
real world of eighth grade in a way that
is entirely believable and thought-provoking.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJ, V
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 176 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240215-3 $5.99
See index for more titles by David Lubar.
MacLEAN, CHRISTINE KOLE
MARY MARGARET, CENTER STAGE
“Fourth-grader Mary Margaret likes
being the favorite of her teacher, Mr.
Mooney. Then Ellie arrives, and though
she lacks Mary Margaret’s creative zeal,
she knows how to follow instructions,
and her work is perfect. When Ellie gets
the much-coveted role of Cinderella
in the school play, Mary Margaret is
both angry and jealous.…The action is
nonstop and the embellishments are fun,
especially the relationship between Mary
Margaret and her brother.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 192 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240768-4 $5.99
MARY MARGARET AND THE
PERFECT PET PLAN
“Irrepressible and talkative Mary Margaret
desperately wants a pet, but her
father is allergic to most animals and her
pregnant mother is feeling overwhelmed.
However, these minor problems cannot
keep the almost-nine-year-old down, and
she devises several schemes to accomplish
her goal…MacLean’s heroine is lively,
spirited, and full of energy.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: C, K, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 192 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240767-7 $5.99
MACY, SUE
A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME
The Story of the All-American Girls
Professional Baseball League
During the tense years of World War
II, a group of unique athletes took the
field—the All-American Girls Professional
Baseball League. For twelve seasons,
from 1943 to 1954, the AAGPBL captured
America’s attention with top-notch
playing and strong personalities, and
showed everyone that a woman’s place
was at home only when she was at bat,
behind the plate, or scoring a run! “An
excellent introduction to one of the least
explored areas of baseball history....These
tough and funny women emerge as
heroic figures worthy of admiration and
emulation.” —Publishers WeeklyH
Rec: AY, BLH, NC, PWH, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 1995
978-0-14-037423-0 $5.99