New Releases by Paul Mantell

At the first practice of the season, Derek takes note of who is on the team. They have some good players, for sure--but also some weaker ones. There''s still one kid missing, and Derek hopes it''s a really good ballplayer to round out the roster. But when the kid arrives, everyone is shocked: she''s a girl! Can Derek''s team come together to have a winning season?

The first five books in the New York Times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter are now available together in a collectible boxed set! This paperback boxed set contains the first five middle grade novels in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing program. Inspired by Derek Jeter’s own life, The Contract, Hit & Miss, Change Up, Fair Ball, and Curveball focus on setting your goals high, thinking before you act, dealing with growing pains, learning the world isn’t always fair, and finding the right role models. The Wall Street Journal raved, “the play by play action is exciting and the lessons many.” This is the perfect series for every baseball fan.

Derek questions his friendship with Dave when Dave unexpectedly turns hostile, and the distraction begins to affect both players on the field.

"Young Derek Jeter is excited when his father becomes coach of his baseball team, but things don''t go as he had planned"--

Young Derek Jeter''s friendship with a new student puts him at odds with his friends and seems to be hurting his baseball swing, plus he gets in trouble for confronting a student who is bullying his sister, in violation of the contract with his parents.

In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field.

Sixth-grader Will is looking for an after-school activity, but when he joins the mountain biking club, his old friendships and values are challenged.

When the Tiki and Ronde make the junior high school basketball team, they see that they each have their own skills and the most important skill is teamwork.

Through the course of a difficult season, Ronde learns that his coach is right about football being a mental game, as he tries to fill in as kicker while he and his identical twin, Tiki, help Adam improve his grades.

In fun and fresh language, this guide helps young chess players imagine themselves as generals of their own armies, warriors geared for the fight. At the same time, it conveys all the basic rules and strategies of the chess game in a clear, straightforward way.

When Coach Spangler leaves at the start of their second year of junior high school, thirteen-year-old twins Tiki and Ronde wonder if his replacement, history teacher Mr. Wheeler, can coach the Eagles to another winning football season.

A bopgraphy of the Indian Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who founded Buddhism and became known as The Buddha, focusing primarily on his childhood.

Learn about the childhood of the Buddha, who left behind his kingdom and belongings in search of enlightenment. Includes table of contents, editors¿ note, glossary and research sources. Chapter Book: 15 chapters.

Learning to love the sport from his father, Dale Earnhardt grew to become one of the greatest American stock-car drivers of all time through his numerous wins and inspiring attitude, both on and off the track. Original.

A simple retelling of the four Musketeers'' final adventure during which they plot to replace King Louis XIV of France with the mysterious, masked prisoner in the Bastille believed to be Louis'' falsely imprisoned twin brother and the true king.

Matt Christopher Sports Stories.

When thirteen-year-old Tim Daniels gets a chance to go to basketball camp, he is faced with trying to be accepted by the popular players and remaining true to his friend who has become the butt of practical jokes. Simultaneous.

Thirteen-year-old Kelly, softball star, has to face new challenges in her life, including assignment to a different softball team and her mother''s new boyfriend.

Everyone knows the legend of Bigfood, but no one really believes in a huge, hairy monster wandering around a forest, or do they? ...

Wanting to fit in with his skateboarding friends, Zach is tempted to adopt a new image of spiked bleached hair and a pierced ear.

Rivalry flares between twelve-year-old Freddie and his fourteen-year-old brother Dondi, both on and off the snowboarding slopes, nearly leading to disaster.

Introduces the places, people, historical events, myths, culture, and philosophy of ancient Greece. Includes forty hands-on activities, such as making an early Greek theater, building an Ionic temple, and pressing olives for oil.

Dozens of games and celebrations invite kids to investigate the Middle Ages, while through descriptions of food, clothing and more, they can become part of a mythical time of castles and kings, cathedrals and conquests. Illustrations & photos. Consumable.

A guide to gardening, covering indoor, outdoor, and specialty gardens, getting started, growing vegetables, flowers, houseplants, and herbs, and controlling pests.

"Based on the blockbuster TV series"--P. 1 of Cover.

Dr. Hank McCoy, the mutant also known as Beast, tries to help a young blind woman regain her sight, only to arouse the bigotry of Friends of Humanity, so Wolverine goes undercover to help out.

The X-men travel beneath the earth to rescue Colossus, who has been taken prisoner by Callisto, queen of the Morlocks

Frozen statues by day and dedicated protectors by night, the gargoyles of medieval Scotland are placed under a spell for one thousand years, and when the spell is broken, the Gargoyles are called upon to protect modern-day New York City. Original.

Attempting to connect all living beings into a single collective intelligence, the Phalanx, a techno-organic life form, kidnaps the X-Men