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1 online resource (328 pages) : color illustrations |
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text file rda |
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Mariano Rivera never dreamed of becoming a professional athlete. He didn't grow up collecting baseball cards, playing Little League, or cheering on his home team at the World Series. He had never heard of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, or Mickey Mantle. One day, that all changed. From a childhood playing pickup games in Panama to an epic career with the New York Yankees, Mariano's rise to greatness has been anything but ordinary. He's the guy on the mound who doesn't hear the crowd, just the sound of the ump calling, Strike! The teammate you can rely on, even when the bases are loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Whether you know him as Mo or as the Sandman, Mariano is The Closer, and this is his story. Full of tips for young athletes and tales from the Yankee clubhouse, The Closer: Young Readers Edition is an inspiring story of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication that have defined the life of a baseball legend. |
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1010 Lexile. |
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1010L Lexile |
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Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.1 11 168800 |
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Accelerated Reader MG 6.1 11 168800 |
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A middle-grade adaptation of the New York Yankees world champion's memoir recounts how he knew nothing about baseball in his early childhood, his rapid rise as a pitcher, and his experiences with Yankees teammates. |
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"Mariano Rivera never dreamed of becoming a professional athlete. He didn't grow up collecting baseball cards, playing Little League, or cheering on his home team at the World Series. He had never heard of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, or Mickey Mantle. One day, that all changed. From a childhood playing pickup games in Panama to an epic career with the New York Yankees, Mariano's rise to greatness has been anything but ordinary. He's the guy on the mound who doesn't hear the crowd, just the sound of the ump calling, Strike! The teammate you can rely on, even when the bases are loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Whether you know him as Mo or as the Sandman, Mariano is The Closer, and this is his story. Full of tips for young athletes and tales from the Yankee clubhouse, The Closer (Young Readers Edition) is an inspiring story of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication that have defined the life of a baseball legend"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Rivera, Mariano, 1969- -- Juvenile literature.
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Rivera, Mariano, 1969- |
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Baseball players -- Panama -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Rivera, Mariano, 1969-
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Baseball players.
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Baseball players. |
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Panama. |
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Electronic books. |
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Biography.
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Juvenile works.
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| Added Author |
Coffey, Wayne R., author.
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Corbett, Sue, author.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Rivera, Mariano, 1969- Closer New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014 9780316404808 (DLC) 2014015176 (OCoLC)868040446 |
| ISBN |
9780316284158 : $51.00 |
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0316284157 : $51.00 |
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