John Ritter
1) Fenway Fever
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Widely praised for novels that celebrate the game of baseball while offering valuable life lessons, John H. Ritter has won such prestigious awards as the Paterson Prize for Children's Literature. Fenway Fever honors the 100th birthday of Fenway Park, the iconic home of the Boston Red Sox. Nothing makes ''Stats'' Pagano happier than his beloved Red Sox and his family's stadium-side hotdog stand. So when the team goes on a losing streak and the stand...
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In this selection by John H. Ritter, a rough-and-tumble band of batsmen from a California boomtown insist they're the country's best baseball team. To back up their boast, they make a wager with the 1881 champion Chicago White Stockings. Into this high-stakes climate rides 12-year-old baseball virtuoso Jack Dillon with his newfound friend, Billy the Kid. This sets the stage for a fun-filled, rip-roaring baseball shootout.
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In his 3rd book on baseball, John Ritter takes the reader to Dillontown where, through a series of events, the fate of the town rests on the outcome of a baseball game. Tom and a newcomer, Cruz, convince a former Major-League Baseball player to coach the team. The team prepares for the big day by using unorthodox training methods. While the team wins the game, it still takes an unusual set of circumstances to save the town.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 10
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Emily and Charley are having a hard time deciding what kind of float to make for the annual Birdwell parade. Cleo has a hard time giving up her role as "leader" in a game of Follow the Leader.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 3
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Clifford cleans out his doghouse with the help of his friends and discovers that it's not as easy a task as he had thought. An excited Jetta gets a new baby brother, but quickly worries that she will lose the spotlight.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 6
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T-Bone can't resist sneaking a bite of Cleo's new dog food. Charley attempts to serve ice cream while his father is at a doctor's appointment.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 10
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Clifford loans his favorite blanket to his friends, but gets upset when it gets dirty. Clifford and his friends help Vaz's big sister Teresa dig for dinosaur bones & fossils on Birdwell Island.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 7
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In a heartwarming flashback episode, we learn what Clifford and T-Bone thought of each other when they first met! Emily Elizabeth comes down with a bad cold.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 4
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Cleo accuses T-Bone of trying to steal her bone. After reading the Book "Treasure Island" in school, the kids decide to throw a "Treasure Island" theme party.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 10
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Charley keeps putting off his promise to teach Emily Elizabeth how to fish. Cleo avoids baths by running away from home.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 1
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Cleo pretends to hurt per paw so that she won't have to embarrass herself on the ice rink. Jetta insists on taking the big job so she can be the hero.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 4
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Clifford can't resist going into a field to play-- even after Emily Elizabeth tells him he's not allowed. Mr. Bleakman gets a little grumpy when Clifford messes up his new potato garden.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 5
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Clifford sneaks a bite of the giant cookie Mr. Bleakman baked for the Birdwell Fair. Jetta's pen pal visits the island.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 1
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In this flashback episode, we see some of the challenges the Howards faced when they arrived on Birdwell Island with a very big, red dog! Jetta breaks a play date with Emily when a "better offer" from an older girl comes along.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 2
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Clifford accidentally breaks a present he was supposed to deliver for Emily. After Emily grooms Clifford in preparation for Prize Pooch Magazine's "Dog of the Year" contest, he is expected to "stay clean" until the contest.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 7
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Emily works hard to prepare for her audition for the lead in the school play, but loses the role to Jetta. Clifford is itching like crazy but tries his best to stop when he hears Emily say that she'll have to take him to the vet if he keeps it up.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 2
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Clifford gets a bad case of the hiccups. When Jetta throws a "movie-watching" party, she expects everyone to do things her way which in this case means watching home movies of herself.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 7
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Thinking that it'll make him more appealing to Sheriff Lewis, T-Bone decides to "toughen up." Charley gets a new telescope and offers to bring it to Emily Elizabeth's space-theme party.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 7
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Cleo goes stir-crazy with boredom because of the rain. Mr. Bleakman and Clifford save the day during a power failure.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 10
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Cleo and Clifford are excited to learn that Cleo will be Clifford's houseguest the weekend her house is being painted. The dogs try to turn around Mr. Bleakman's grumpy day with a series of "secret good deeds."