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On any given spring evening, 360,000 children around the world can be found on the dusty mounds and grassy fields of a Little League field. With more than four million people playing or volunteering in Little League games every year, Little League is the institutional rite of passage into the quintessential American pastime.Play Ball! charts Little League's history from the earliest days and shows how, in many respects, its history parallels America's history: isolation in the beginning; rapid expansion; a civil war of sorts, followed by reconstruction; struggles over civil rights and gender equity; and foreign entanglements. A microcosm of American society, Little League reflects, and is affected by, cultural, political and historical trends. The authors were given full access to the Little League Baseball archives and have created a comprehensive history. Play Ball! contains appendixes including winners of all Little League Baseball and Softball World Series, a year-by-year history of Little League, countries in Little League, and lists of some of the famous people who played the game as children, including Kevin Costner, Mark McGwire, and George W. Bush. Includes new chapter on John Grisham's movie, "Mickey," the Danny Almonte scandal, Tee Ball on the South Lawn, Pitch Counts and Arm Injuries, Child Protection Act, ESPN and the new World of Little League Museum.Play Ball! will interest parents, former players and coaches, fans of Little League Baseball, general baseball enthusiasts, and anyone who has ever picked up a ball and bat.

Go on an adventurous ride through the wild and delicious world of food truck competition. In their first ever contest, Maddy & Cole, have their heart set on taking home the trophy and the fortune that comes with it. However, winning the sparkling gold trophy is not so easy. The duo encounter obstacles from over-the-top chefs to school bullies, even their own self doubt. It's only when a mysterious family secret is revealed that Maddy & Cole understand there is more to running a food truck than simply working the grill. Sometimes it takes a little magic! Learn why no dream is too big to chase and why every underdog has a tale.

Happily ever after is possible. It''s getting there that''s hard.For no one is this more true than high school senior, Michelle "Elle" Conner. Elle is a simple, hard working girl from a small town in the middle of East Jesus Nowhere. Cast as a secondary character in her own life, Elle lives in the constant shadow of her annoying twin sisters. Her mother''s cold shoulder coupled with her father''s absence leaves Elle feeling isolated in her own home.  Her one escape is waitressing at the local pie shop, Hap-PIE-ly Ever After. Despite her hardships,  a surprising accident during senior year turns everything on its ear. Once upon a time she was nobody, but perhaps her fairytale is closer than she thinks.

"There was a cheeky little mouse, who lived outside a Firehouse..." Follow the tale of Jingles the mouse as he seeks to become a real fire fighting mouse. Engage in the crazy antics that he thinks will help his cause, but only get him into more trouble! Can he figure out a way to fit in? Or will The Mouse at 61 House be banished?

Liona Lion dreams of being a ballerina and twirling across the Serengeti. Liona is thrilled to attend Ms Gia's Ballet School and can't wait to wear her new tutu on the first day. Her friends get a glimpse of Liona's homemade outfit and the whispers begin, sending Liona home in tears. It's up to Ms Gia to set things right and bring the talented Liona back to the dance stage.

A prince, an ancient legend, and a white tiger...When the circus comes to the village at the foot of the palace, Prince Okan is eager to visit. The stern Emperor refuses and sends Okan back to his strict tutors for his lessons. On his daily walk, the prince runs ahead of his guards to get a look at the circus below. He finds the animals have escaped and the white tiger has made it's way onto the palace wall where Okan now stands, unguarded.

Shimmer is a glimmer, a drop in the sea. He'll tell you a story, in his words they'll be. Of pirates and monsters, this yarn does not tell, but rather of travels, as water does well. Follow Shimmer, a water droplet, through the phases of the water cycle. Immerse yourself in the touching and hilarious adventures of a young droplet out on his first adventure!Jonathan's incredible, hand drawn illustrations paired with clever, kid friendly prose, will captivate and delight readers of all ages. A perfect companion to Nordstrom's first children's book, multi-award winning, "Sometimes Sleep".