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  • A Whole New Ballgame

    A Rip and Red Book

    by Phil Bildner ...
    Illustrated by Tim Probert ...
    Series Book 1 - Rip and Red
    Fifth grade is one wild ride in this illustrated middle grade novel about two best friends—the first book in the funny and engaging Rip and Red series.Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have an eccentric new tattooed teacher named Mr. Acevedo, who doesn't believe in tests or homework and who likes off-the-wall projects, the more "off" the ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Too Big to Say

    by Phil Bildner ...
    Illustrated by Mike Curato ...
    Perfect for fans of The Trouble with Heroes and Hey, Kiddo, this heartfelt illustrated novel tells the story of two friends who help each other make tough decisions while on a hiking adventure.Two middle schoolers, Jaxson and South, embark on a day-long mission to climb the fire tower at the top of Mount Hope. Until now, the two have been mostly long-distance friends, but after mo... ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • Marvelous Cornelius

    Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans

    by Phil Bildner ...
    Illustrated by John Parra ...
    In New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept them clean. He danced up one avenue and down another and everyone danced along. The old ladies whistled and whirled. The old men hooted and hollered. The barbers, bead twirlers, and beignet bakers bounded behind that one-man parade. But then came the rising Mississippi—and a storm greater than anyone had seen before ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • A High Five for Glenn Burke

    by Phil Bildner ...
    A 2021 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor BookA Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020A 2021 ALA Rainbow BookA Bank Street Best Book of 2021A heartfelt and relatable novel from Phil Bildner, weaving the real history of Los Angeles Dodger and Oakland Athletic Glenn Burke--the first professional baseball player to come out as gay--into the story of a middle-school kid learning to be him... ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Soccer Fence

    A story of friendship, hope, and apartheid in South Africa

    by Phil Bildner ...
    Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson ...
    In a country struggling with acceptance, hope can come in many different forms.As a boy, Hector loved playing soccer in his small Johannesburg township. He dreamed of playing on a real pitch with the boys from another part of the city, but apartheid made that impossible. Then, in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison, and apartheid began to crumble. The march toward freedom in South Africa ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Glenn Burke, Game Changer

    The Man Who Invented the High Five

    by Phil Bildner ...
    Illustrated by Daniel J. O'Brien ...
    Lammy Award WinnerA "Best Book of the Year" from School Library Journal and Chicago Public LibraryA People's Pick for the Best LGBTQ+ Kids Books for Pride MonthA Book Riot Best Recent LGBTQ+ Picture Books SelectionAn American Library Association Rainbow Book List SelectionAn inspiring picture book biography about Glenn Burke, the fi... ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Magic in the Outfield

    by Loren Long, Phil Bildner ...
    Illustrated by Loren Long ...
    Series series Sluggers
    Griffith, Graham, and Ruby's father passed away in the war. And now they must join their mother and their father's wartime traveling baseball team, The Travelin' Nine, on a tour of America to raise money. No one will tell the kids why the team needs money so badly. Their only clue is a baseball with a hole the size of an acorn in it that their Uncle Owen gave to them the night of their father's ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Rookie of the Year

    by Phil Bildner ...
    Illustrated by Tim Probert ...
    Series Book 2 - Rip and Red
    Fifth grade is turned upside for two best friends when a spunky new student joins their class in this illustrated middle grade novel—the second book in the funny and engaging Rip and Red series.Just when they think they've got the hang of things, Rip and Red find that fifth grade continues to challenge them in head-spinning ways. Tiki, a new girl whose Egyptian dad is an animal-rights activist, ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Greatest Game Ever Played

    by Phil Bildner ...
    Illustrated by Zachary Pullen ...
    The 1958 NFL championship game is known to football fans as the "Greatest Game Ever Played." Featuring gridiron legends like Johnny Unitas, Frank Gifford, and Vince Lombardi, the Game marked the beginning of America’s infatuation with professional football.Now, Phil Bildner tells a heartwarming father-and-son story against the backdrop of this historic moment.When the New York Giants baseball team ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Water, Water Everywhere

    by Loren Long, Phil Bildner ...
    Illustrated by Loren Long ...
    Series series Sluggers
    In over their heads?THE YEAR IS 1899, and the Travelin' Nine are barnstorming their way across the good ol' U.S. of A., trying to raise money to pay off the Payne family's big-league debt.Griffith has a run-in with the Chancellor and learns that the baseball isn't the only item the infamous industrialist is after. Even more mysteriously, the Chancellor claims to have something that the Paynes want ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Derek Jeter Presents Night at the Stadium

    With Audio Recording

    by Phil Bildner ...
    Illustrated by Tom Booth ...
    Series series Jeter Publishing
    A baseball stadium comes to life in this magical picture book brought to you by legendary sports icon and role model Derek Jeter.Seven-year-old Gideon is overjoyed to be at Yankee Stadium watching his favorite team win! And when the game is over, he’s going to get an autograph from his favorite player. However, Gideon gets separated from his family and then he tumbles into a secret part of the ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Unforgettable Season

    by Phil Bildner ...
    Illustrated by S.D. Schindler ...
    At the start of the 1941 baseball season, neither Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees nor Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox were beloved by baseball fans. But that all changed when Joe started a 56-game hitting streak and Ted's batting average rose to over .400. Despite numerous challenges along the way-Joe had his bat stolen by an overeager fan and Ted's batting average dipped to .3995 on the ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD