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All his life, Alex Weakerman has had one passion: baseball. Specifically, the Hurricanes of Weakerville, Iowa—the scrappy independent-league team owned by his Grandpa Ira. Even as team and the town have fallen on tough times, there's no place Alex would rather be than at the ballpark—a hot dog in one hand, a pencil and scorebook in the other, keeping track of each and every statistic. Alex has never been all that great at playing baseball, but that doesn’t matter. For someone as painfully awkward as Alex, being a fan—and a wiz with baseball stats—is all he needs.

Do you need something? Mac can get it for you. It's what he does—he and his best friend and business manager, Vince. Their methods might sometimes run afoul of the law, or at least the school code of conduct, but if you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can pay him, Mac is on your side. His office is located in the East Wing boys' bathroom, fourth stall from the high window. And business is booming.

A lineman with something to prove. A vendetta against a baseball legend. The rise of a real-life NHL all-star. The luckiest grapefruit in sports history. Open up The Sports Pages, the third volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading, and you're in for all of this and more. From fiction to nonfiction, from baseball to mixed martial arts and everything in between, these are 10 stories about the rush of victory and the crush of defeat on and off the field. Compiled by kid-lit all-star Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a thrilling collection of brand-new short stories.

Die Kraft der Magie, die Jahrtausende tief unter die Erde verbannt war, hat einen Weg zurück in die Welt gefunden! Strom und Satellitennetze fallen aus, Monster und magische Wesen erwachen zum Leben. Greg und seine zwergischen Freunde helfen dabei, die Menschen zu schützen - das ist leichter gesagt als getan. Außerdem muss Greg sich entscheiden, ob er seinem Freund Edwin, der auf der gegnerischen Seite der Elfen steht, die Freundschaft kündigen soll.

Als sein Vater von einem Bergtroll entführt wird, gerät Gregs Leben ins Wanken. Offenbar ist er kein stinknormaler Schüler, sondern stammt von einem uralten Zwergenvolk ab, das in einem Höhlensystem unter Chicago lebt. Nun droht ein Krieg mit den Elfen und für Greg beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Wenn er seinen Vater retten will, muss er lernen, mit klarem Kopf zu kämpfen. Aber wie soll das gehen, wenn sogar sein bester Freund ein Elf ist?

Risk-averse Greg Belmont is content with being ordinary. He's got a friend - that's right, just one - at his fancy prep school, and a pretty cool dad (even if he is obsessed with organic soaps that smell like a mix of salted pork and Icelandic bog). The problem is, Greg isn't ordinary... he's actually a fantastical Dwarf! He discovers the truth the day his dad brings home a gross new tea - one that awakens bizarre abilities in Greg. Then a murderous Bro-Troll kidnaps his dad and Greg is whisked away to the Underground, where Dwarves have lived for centuries right beneath Chicago.

Wes’ life has been nothing but one tragedy after another since he went to see a certain game at Yankee Stadium, and it can all be traced back to one man: all-star Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter. Now, he must pay.

The third and final book in the epic House of Secrets series. Get ready for another roller-coaster ride of an adventure! The Walker kids - Cordelia, Brendan and Nell - may have saved the world, but they can't save their home and must leave Kristoff House. Things can't get any worse, but then...turns out the Wind Witch is still alive and planning an invasion. To defeat her the Walkers must return to the book world, split up and embark on a dangerous quest - facing aliens, dinosaurs and monstrous creatures from the deep.