
Rivals
A Baseball Great Novel
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Tim Green
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Cooperstown! Josh is thrilled when all his hard training pays off in a big way, and his team, the Titans, makes it to a national tournament in Cooperstown, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. More is on the line for Josh than just a trophy, though. Winning would mean everything to his dad, now Josh's coach. Winning could mean a major endorsement deal for the Titans and the attention of Big League scouts!
After a dirty play and a brutal injury threaten to sideline Josh, he spies suspicious activity at the tournament. He tries to tell his good friend, Jaden, about what he's seen, but she's too busy spending time with the L.A. Comets' star player, Mickey Mullen Jr., to want to get involved. Jaden says she's doing research for the newspaper...but is she? Now Josh has a rival, both on the field and off, as he swings for the fences in a game that quickly becomes more dangerous.
New York Times best-selling author Tim Green delivers a hard-hitting look at what some teams will do to win in this gripping companion to Baseball Great.
©2010 Tim Green (P)2010 HarperCollins PublishersListeners also enjoyed...
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Josh feels like he's starting to make it big! Jaden, the school reporter, says he's going to take the baseball team to number one. Then his dad pulls him off the field and signs him up with Coach Rocky Valentine's youth championship team, the Titans. He says Josh has what it takes to be a baseball great and the Titans will help him get there. Now Josh is gulping down Rocky's "Super Stax" milkshakes to build muscle and trying to fit in with his new teammates.
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I FREAKING LOVED IT
- By EVisocky on 01-13-23
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Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can't afford to keep him on the travel team. His dad runs a diner and makes enough to cover the bills, but there isn't enough to cover any extras. So Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands, and he sneaks into the home of the New York Yankees' star second baseman, James Yager, and steals a couple of balls from his personal batting cage. He knows that if he can sell them, he'll be able to keep himself on the team.
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great listening for the whole family
- By Kathryn on 03-19-17
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pretty engrossing
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Loved the book.
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Great story!!!
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Unstoppable
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Listen to it with you kid
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Josh feels like he's starting to make it big! Jaden, the school reporter, says he's going to take the baseball team to number one. Then his dad pulls him off the field and signs him up with Coach Rocky Valentine's youth championship team, the Titans. He says Josh has what it takes to be a baseball great and the Titans will help him get there. Now Josh is gulping down Rocky's "Super Stax" milkshakes to build muscle and trying to fit in with his new teammates.
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I FREAKING LOVED IT
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Baseball Genius
- By: Tim Green, Derek Jeter
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- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
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Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can't afford to keep him on the travel team. His dad runs a diner and makes enough to cover the bills, but there isn't enough to cover any extras. So Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands, and he sneaks into the home of the New York Yankees' star second baseman, James Yager, and steals a couple of balls from his personal batting cage. He knows that if he can sell them, he'll be able to keep himself on the team.
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great listening for the whole family
- By Kathryn on 03-19-17
By: Tim Green, and others
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Football Genius
- By: Tim Green
- Narrated by: Tim Green
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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pretty engrossing
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The Big Game
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- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade season to his Super Bowl champion father, who recently passed away. Danny promises everyone that, just like his dad, he’ll dominate the big game at the end of the season and earn a spot on the high school varsity team. Then his English teacher catches him cheating on a test. Even though Danny can retake it, he knows there’s no point. He can’t read. And if Danny can’t pass this class, he won’t be eligible to play in the championship game that could unlock his future.
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Loved the book.
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Lost Boy
- By: Tim Green
- Narrated by: Tim Green
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
It's always been just Ryder and his mom. But on the way home from Ryder's baseball practice, everything comes to a halt. An accident sends his mom to the hospital, and now she is fighting for her life. So Ryder goes on a search to find his father, determined to help pay for the expensive operation to save his mother's life. But with only a signed baseball and a letter as his clues, and the help of his next-door neighbor and a New York City firefighter, will everything fall into place in time, or will Ryder become a lost boy forever?
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Great story!!!
- By Nina Queen on 09-23-21
By: Tim Green
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Unstoppable
- By: Tim Green
- Narrated by: Tim Green
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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If anyone understands the phrase "tough luck", it's Harrison. As a foster kid in a cruel home, he knows his dream of one day playing for the NFL is a long shot. Then Harrison's luck seems to change. He is brought into a new home with kind, loving parents - his new dad is even a football coach. Harrison's big build and his incredible determination quickly make him a star running back on the junior high school team. In no time, he's practically unstoppable. But Harrison's good luck can't last forever.
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Nick is a amazing 12 year old
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My kids were hooked!
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The Contract
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Derek Jeter is a legend in professional sports and a role model for many youths around the country. While leading the New York Yankees to five World Series Championships and achieving myriad milestones and accomplishments on and off the field, including 13 All-Star nods and membership in baseball's exclusive 3,000-hit club, Jeter has established a reputation of unparalleled character, credibility, dedication, and excellence. When Jeter was a boy, he had the dream of becoming the shortstop for the New York Yankees.
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Jeter’s ENDURING EVERYTHING to make his Baseball Dream come TRUE. Loved this Book!!
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Heat
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Home run
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Ten concentration camps. Ten different places where you are starved, tortured, and worked mercilessly. It's something no one could imagine surviving. But it is what Yanek Gruener has to face. As a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, Yanek is at the mercy of the Nazis, who have taken over. Everything he has and everyone he loves have been snatched brutally from him. And then Yanek himself is taken prisoner - his arm tattooed with the words Prisoner B-3087.
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Disturbing Good Story
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Great book, but...
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Idk
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This book rocks!
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Game Changers (Game Changers, Book 1)
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New York Times best-selling author Mike Lupica scores a touchdown with his new middle-grade sports series!Ben McBain is every football team's dream player. He's a jack-of-all-trades guy that can handle almost any position. When the game is on the line, Ben's number is the one being called for the final play. But Ben wants to be the starting quarterback and the one thing standing in his way is the coach's son.Shawn O'Brien looks the part.
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Great Story for Spots Players!!
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- Stormwalker900
- 06-05-24
Good
Good Hugh h h h h h h h y h h h u h h h h h b b hi by say good why thr
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- Mel
- 04-02-25
The suspense of the book
I loved how the narrorator does the voices, and he does them in the best tone too, totally recommend it to anyone interested in funny sports books.
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- Kaylap
- 04-30-19
So great
This is gonna kill you recommend for starting baseball players 🤯🤗👌🏻 thank you audible and Tim green
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- lmwilson
- 12-13-23
Good rivalry
It was interesting and had a lot of action and it never stop talking about baseball that’s what I like about it
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- Sam
- 10-23-24
Another Good Tim Green Book
I enjoy Tim Green's book, and this one was just as good as the others. I enjoyed the storyline, the characters, their friendship, and, of course for me, that it is about baseball! If you enjoy sports and good stories, read Tim Green books.
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