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| In this book, his dad taught him to take a deep breath to relax your shoulders and clear your head. |
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| In the book by this title, a chalk square served as a strike zone. |
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| This one still had a faint scent of pine instead of smelling like a medieval sewer. |
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| In this book the governor had once been ordered removed from office and he declared the state an independent country. |
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| King of the Mound, p. 108 |
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| A character in this book was standing by a giant pile of dirt and had a shovel in one hand. |
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| King of the Mound, p. 114 |
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| In this title a brother was living in a shack back home because he listened when folks said they'd never be worth nothing. |
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| King of the Mound, p. 120 |
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| In this book the author describes a character as looking like a "slug in the sun". |
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| King of the Mound, p. 122 |
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| His dad had played with a broken bone in his hand. |
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| A girl tells a boy she doesn't want to be his sister. Name the book. |
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| King of the Mound, p. 130 |
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| In this book watching the Stanczak brothers felt like watching a funny cartoon. |
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| King of the Mound, p. 135 |
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| In this book, they entered through the bargain entrance, under the chain link fence. |
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| The Bismarck Churchills were a barnstorming team. |
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| King of the Mound, p. 147 |
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| A silver convertible slowly drove through center field. |
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| His talents included the Bat Dodger, Midnight Creeper, Four-Day Rider, Rising Tom. |
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| Double Duty Radcliffe had a reputation for making jokes and sometimes wore a chest protector with the words "thou shalt not steal". |
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| Most of the kids who came through the ward had worse problems. Name the book. |
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| In this book, mild cases had symptoms similar to the flu. |
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| In this book, an iron lung was a terrifying machine. |
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| In this book, the brace had two creaky hinges and thick leather straps. |
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| In this book, dinner was a square of fatback on rye bread. |
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| In this book a character tears open a box from the Rawlings people. |
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| The new model had a special deep well pocket. |
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| In this book a character's second assignment was putting together the roster cards by getting everyone's full name and birthday. |
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| There were guys called 'Fats', 'Stumpy', 'Goofy' and 'Stinky'. The name 'Hop-a-Long' was a guaranteed champ. |
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| King of the Mound, p. 28, 32 |
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| In the book by this title, a character doesn't know for sure if he looks like his mother. |
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| In this book a character learns that adults change their minds for all sorts of crazy reasons. |
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| The brown Chrysler was long with an enormous hood. Name this book. |
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| One setting in this book was the Mayo Clinic. |
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| A character was whisked into quarantine. Name the book. |
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| The setting of this book is Bismarck, ND. |
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| King of the Mound, p. 6, 8 |
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| In this book a piece of advice was given: "The moment that ring lands on her finger you learn the truth right quick." |
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| In the book by this title a character had grown up 'Down the Bay'. |
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| In this book a character had run outside in his underwear. |
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| In the book by this title a rubber chicken flew down the street. |
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| In this book, home was one room with a cot to sleep on. |
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| King of the Mound, p. 8-9 |
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| In this book a friend says that maybe he had caught cooties from a girl. |
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| From Bismarck to Fargo they headed in a Chrysler. Name the book. |
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| In the book by this title, a character is encouraged that you can sell anything if you present it the right way. |
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| Cool Papa Bell was so fast that he could turn out the lights and get in bed before the room got dark. Name this book. |
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| In the book by this title, getting transferred to the hospital meant you had nerve damage and often paralysis. |
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| In the book by this author, there was a story that the hotel had a secret tunnel connecting the basement to the train station during Prohibition. |
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| In the book by this author, you could almost buy two Studebaker trucks for the cash prize of $1,000. |
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| This author writes that a character doesn't want to ruin the moment by saying anything. It was the longest conversation they'd shared in years. |
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| This author writes that a character had learned just to enjoy the good moments in life because things were never going to be perfect. |
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| In the book by this author, two ice creams cones cost a dime. |
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| In the book by this author, a character is warned not to get 'uppity'. |
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| This author writes that breakfast is fried eggs with bread, and water instead of coffee, because coffee would get you too jittery. |
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| In the book by this author, locals played a game called pepper. |
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| Signing autographs was easy money in the book by this author. |
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| A cut thumb was worry for tetanus. Name the author. |
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| In the book by this author, a character had normally gone swimming in the Missouri Rive. |
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| The swinging rope had two thick knots like mice that had been swallowed by a snake. Name the author of the book. |
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| He ate beans until it felt like they were starting to climb back up his throat. Name the author. |
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| This author writes that one job was sweeping the dugout. |
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| In the book by this author, Three Finger Brown has stuck his hand in a wood chopper. |
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| This author writes that a woman's idea of a shopping district isn't a gas station and a five-and-dime. |
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| This author writes that a white man running against a black man would be like a bull dog trying to keep up with a greyhound. |
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| In the book by this author, high-water pants were all a character had for Sunday best clothes. |
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| Right at the top of his motion - he hesitated balancing neatly on one foot. Name the author. |
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| In the book by this author, it's a sellout because nobody wants to miss a chance to see something special. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character records every statistic. |
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| This author writes that watching the front knee is like peeking at a man's cards. |
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| This author writes that there was only one black family in town. |
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| The author writes of eating fish fried in cornmeal, boiled greens and potatoes, with strawberry pie for dessert. |
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