Paul Mantell

Purchase where sports fiction is in demand and where there are fans of the series.

Gr 3–7—Children may be well aware of Jeter's outstanding professional baseball career, but this story focuses on the total commitment and level of perseverance that were needed to realize his goals...

Gr 4–8—This first book in Jeter's middle grade baseball series offers an inspirational, fictionalized account of Derek's third grade year when his dream of a baseball career meets the realities of schoolwork and Little League competition...