Browse all books

Books in Baseball%20Card%20Adventures series

  • Abner & Me

    Dan Gutman

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Jan. 30, 2007)
    Cannons are blasting! Bullets are flying! Wounded soldiers are everywhere!Stosh has time-traveled to 1863, right into the middle of the Civil War. In possibly his most exciting and definitely his most dangerous trip yet, Stosh has decided to answer the question for all time: did Abner Doubleday, a Civil War general, really invent the game of baseball?It's all here: big laughs, dramatic action, fast baseball games in the middle of a battlefield. You'll be blown away by this sixth amazing baseball card adventure!
    T
  • Baseball Card Adventures 3-Book Box Set: Honus & Me, Jackie & Me, Babe & Me

    Dan Gutman

    Paperback (HarperCollins, March 3, 2020)
    Three fan favorites from the sensational Baseball Card Adventures series, which has sold more than 2 million books, are now together in one box set! Twelve-year-old Joe "Stosh" Stoshack has an amazing ability. He can travel through time using baseball cards!With the help of his power, Joe heads back to meet some of the greatest baseball players of all time. Whether it’s seeing Babe Ruth’s famous “called shot” home run up close, asking Jackie Robinson what it was like to break baseball’s color barrier, or watching Honus Wagner play in the 1909 World Series, Joe gets right to the heart of baseball’s biggest moments.With black-and-white photographs and stats throughout the books, plus back matter separating fact from fiction, New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman’s Baseball Card Adventures bring some of the greatest players in American history to life. This box set includes three favorites from the series:Jackie & MeBabe & MeHonus & Me
    T
  • Baseball Card Adventures 12-Book Box Set: All 12 Paperbacks in the Bestselling Baseball Card Adventures Series!

    Dan Gutman

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Sept. 15, 2020)
    With more than 2 million copies sold, the Baseball Card Adventures series from New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman hits it out of the park! Now all twelve books are together in one complete collection, the perfect gift for middle grade baseball fans. Twelve-year-old Joe “Stosh” Stoshack loves baseball and knows almost everything about the sport. But there are some things you just have to see with your own eyes. So when Stosh discovers he has the power to travel through time using a baseball card as his time machine, he sets off to meet some of the greatest baseball players of all time.From Babe Ruth’s “called shot” in the 1932 World Series to Shoeless Joe Jackson’s role in the Black Sox Scandal, Stosh goes on a series of dangerous missions to solve baseball’s biggest mysteries, right wrongs, and even save lives. With black-and-white photographs and stats throughout the books, plus back matter separating fact from fiction, the Baseball Card Adventures series is perfect for baseball fans and history buffs! This gift-worthy, grand slam box set includes: Honus & Me Jackie & Me Babe & Me Shoeless Joe & Me Mickey & Me Abner & Me Satch & Me Jim & Me Roberto & Me Ray & Me Ted & Me Willie & Me
    X
  • Honus & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure

    Dan Gutman

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-07-30, July 30, 2008)
    None
    R
  • Honus & Me

    Dan Gutman

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 21, 2003)
    Joe Stoshack lives for baseball. He knows everything there is to know about the game -- except how to play well. His specialty is striking out. Stosh feels like a real loser, and when he takes a low-paying job cleaning a bunch of junk out of his neighbor's attic, he feels even worse -- until he comes across a little piece of cardboard that takes his breath away. His heart is racing. His brain is racing. He can hardly believe his eyes. Stosh has stumbled upon a T-206 Honus Wagner -- the most valuable baseball card in the world! And he's about to find out that it's worth a lot more than money....
    T
  • Willie & Me

    Dan Gutman

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, March 3, 2015)
    With more than 1.5 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures series brings the greatest players in history to life. Featuring black-and-white photographs and stats throughout, plus back matter separating fact from fiction, Willie & Me is the perfect mix of history and action for every young baseball fan.Stosh thought he was finished traveling back in time. But then Ralph Branca shows up in his room one night, begging for Stosh's help. In 1951, Branca pitched a ball to Bobby Thomson that would become the "Shot Heard Round the World," a home run that won the National League pennant for the New York Giants and changed the lives of Branca and Thomson forever. Branca says the Giants were cheating, and he needs Stosh to use his power with baseball cards to go back in time and set things right.Stosh is determined to help, but he quickly learns that you can't change just one little thing in history. If he erases the "Shot Heard Round the World," he may forever alter the life of a young rookie named Willie Mays. With wisdom from all the players he has helped before—plus the surprise return of some familiar faces—Stosh uses his power to travel in time using baseball cards one last time in a fabulous finale to the adventure of a lifetime.Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in the English Language Arts
    T
  • Babe And Me

    Dan Gutman

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, March 5, 2002)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Joe Stoshack uses the power of baseball cards to time travel to 1932, where he hopes to find out if Babe Ruth really predicted his legendary home run in the World Series.
    T
  • Ted & Me

    Dan Gutman

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, March 20, 2012)
    With more than 1.5 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures series brings the greatest players in history to life! Joe "Stosh" Stoshack has an incredible ability. He can travel through time using baseball cards. But the FBI has learned of his talent, and now they have a mission for him: go back to 1941 and warn President Roosevelt about the attack on Pearl Harbor!Stosh is reluctant, until he finds out that his "ticket" to 1941 is a Ted Williams card. Williams was one of the greatest hitters of all time, even though he lost years of his career to serve in the Marines. How many more home runs would the Splendid Splinter have hit if he had those years back? What if Stosh can prevent the attack on Pearl Harbor and convince Williams not to serve in the military?With black-and-white photographs and stats throughout, plus back matter separating fact from fiction, Ted & Me is the perfect mix of history and action for every young baseball fan.
    T
  • Jim And Me

    Dan Gutman

    Library Binding (Turtleback, Feb. 23, 2010)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Jim Thorpe, a Native American, won two events in the 1912 Olympics. However, after a scandal about his eligibility, he was stripped of his medals. Now Stosh and his enemy, Bobby Fuller, head back to the past in a quest to save Thorpe's legacy.
    T
  • Shoeless Joe And Me

    Dan Gutman

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, March 4, 2003)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Joe Stoshack travels back in time to meet baseball great Shoeless Joe Jackson. But he comes face-to-face with gamblers trying to bribe players to deliberately lose the World Series.
    T
  • Satch & Me

    Dan Gutman

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, Jan. 31, 2006)
    "You wanna know who threw the fastest pitch ever?"Many baseball players claim that Satchel Paige was the fastest pitcher in the history of the game. Stosh and his coach, Flip Valentini, are on a mission to find out. With radar gun in tow, they travel back to 1942 and watch Satch pitch to power hitter Josh Gibson in the Negro League World Series. They soon learn that everything about Satch is fast -- whether it's his talking, driving, or getaways. But is he really the fastest pitcher who ever lived?
    T
  • Roberto & Me

    Dan Gutman

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, March 2, 2010)
    Sometimes you can change history . . . and sometimes history can change you. When Stosh travels into the past to meet Roberto Clemente, a legendary ballplayer and a beloved humanitarian, he's got only one goal: warning Roberto not to get on the doomed plane that will end his life in a terrible crash. In the sixties, Stosh meets free-spirited Sunrise, and together they travel across the country to a ball game that leaves them breathless—and face-to-face with Roberto. But when the time comes for Stosh to return to the future, he finds that the adventure has only just begun. . . .Join Stosh and Sunrise on a journey that will take you into the past, from the excitement of Woodstock to a life-changing encounter with Roberto Clemente—and into a surprising future!
    T