Ruby Sisson Library

On or off the field, Matt and Ben couldn't be more different. Ben Roberson is an all-or-nothing player: he's big, he's bold, and he's brash. Ben's swing can hit a ball right out of the park, but that's if he can get a hit at all. Matt Baker is small, and shy, and his stutter has him avoiding the spotlight, even if he's the best all-rounder on the team. But while Matt knows he's got the chops, a part of him has always envied 'Big Ben' and his attention-grabbing...

Profiles some heroes of baseball and what they did to achieve their legendary status.

"The candid autobiography of all-star pitcher "Sudden Sam" McDowell, whose alcohol-fueled life quickly and famously spiraled out of control, and his ultimate redemption as a counselor for other athletes suffering from addiction"-- McDowell boasted one of the fastest arms in major league baseball. Here he holds nothing back, sharing the pressures and frustrations he felt as a baseball phenom in the early 1970s, and his time playing in an alcoholic...

A brief biography of Babe Ruth, written in graphic novel format, that describes his childhood, marriage, and success as a baseball player.

Chronicles the life of African-American educator, intellectual, and civil rights leader Octavius Valentine Catto, who was shot and killed in election-day violence in Philadelphia in 1871.

"It's warm up time in this newest installment in the Brinkley Yearbook series. Will Alexandra make the cut and help the historically boys baseball team defend their 9-year championship title? Alexandra, also known as Al, has been playing baseball with her older brothers for as long as she can remember. But when she ages out of Little League, it seems like it's the end of the road for Al and the sport she loves. Until, that is, her friend Sammy suggests...

"On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he stepped onto the baseball diamond as a Brooklyn Dodger. For the first time in more than 60 years, a Black player took the field in a professional baseball game. How did Robinson break through the racist barriers that had kept so many Black athletes out of professional sports? And what is the enduring legacy of his remarkable accomplishment? Find out in an easy-to-read graphic novel that reveals...