Mort the sport
Robert Kraus
Mort's attempts to excel at playing both baseball and the violin make him so confused that he decides to take up chess instead.
Read Time: ~2 hr
Fielder's choice
by B.B. Calhoun (1991)
About this book
When thirteen-year-old Crystal Joseph is chosen to dance the lead in "Sleeping Beauty" she worries about losing her friends and her position as first baseman for the Pink Parrots.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreFielder's choice Lead Character
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