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The contract audiobook by derek jeter, paul mantell. The contract ebook by derek jeter, paul mantell official. Derek jeter has played major league baseball for the new york yankees for twenty seasons and is a fivetime world series champion. The contract series by derek jeter the first three books in the new york times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic new york yankee. The book the contract is very interesting and inspiring because he doesnt give up even when no one believes that he will become a baseball player. The contract was that he had to keep his grades up in order to play baseball. It is about a boy named derek jeter who wants to be a professional baseball player when he grows up. Mar 20, 2019 an exclusive excerpt from the new book inside the empire. Still, he tries his best while he wishes and dreams of that shortstop spot.
In the fifth book in the new york times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic new york yankee derek jeter, derek spends the summer with his grandparents in pequannock township, new jersey. So when derek is chosen for the little league tigers, he hopes to play shortstop. Adult titles are published in conjunction with the gallery books imprint, and childrens titles are done with the aladdin imprint. Jeter, derek, 1974childhood and youthjuvenile fiction. Jeter publishings program encompasses adult nonfiction titles, childrens picture books, and middle grade fiction. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The debut book in the jeter publishing imprint, the contract is a middlegrade baseball novel inspired by the youth of legendary sports icon and role model derek. The contract takes place in his house and at the westwood fields baseball park. If he followed the contract he would get an extra surprise, attending a yankees baseball game. While his friends and even his teacher belittle his. The contract the debut book in the new york times bestselling contract series, the contract is a middle grade baseball novel inspired by the youth of legendary sports icon and role model derek jeter. Derek jeter launches new media business for athletes.
Free the contract worksheets and literature unit for teachers. Plot the contract, what you guys are probably thinking, what is it and why. Little leaguer gives a thumbsup to jeters first book for. Derek jeter has 22 books on goodreads with 7873 ratings. Sep 23, 2014 the debut book in the new york times bestselling contract series, the contract is a middle grade baseball novel inspired by the youth of legendary sports icon and role model derek jeter. Aug 02, 2014 inspired by derek jeters childhood, the contract is the first book in derek jeters middle grade baseball series, an important part of the jeter publishing program, which will encompass adult. Inspired by derek jeter s childhood, the contract is the first book in derek jeter s middle grade baseball series, an important part of the jeter publishing program, which will encompass adult nonfiction titles, childrens picture books, middle grade fiction, readytoread childrens books, and childrens nonfiction. Apr 26, 2016 the book the contract is very interesting and inspiring because he doesnt give up even when no one believes that he will become a baseball player. The true power behind the new york yankees houghton mifflin harcourt, out march 26. As a player, jeter spent his entire 20year mlb career with the new york yankees.
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