Few things feel as summery as a day at the ballpark. Here are some baseball books to read, whether you’re waiting for a game to start at the park or watching the Twins on TV.
Middle Grade Fiction
- Goodbye, Mr. Spalding by Jennifer Robin Barr
- Soar by Joan Bauer
- The Distance to Home by Jenn Bishop
- Out of Left Field by Ellen Klages
- The Big Field Mike Lupica
- Rooting for Rafael Rosales by Kurtis Scaletta
Young Adult Fiction
- Swing by Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess
- Battery Boys by Steven Carman
- See No Color by Shannon Gibney
- Stealing Parker by Miranda Keannelley
- Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
- The Comeback Season by Jennifer E. Smith
- A Season of Daring Greatly by Ellen Emerson White
Adult Fiction
- Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey
- The Kansas City Cowboys by Johnny D. Boggs
- Calico Joe by John Grisham
- The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
- The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
- Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
- One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline
Nonfiction
- Tony Oliva by Thom Henninger
- We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson
- Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season by Stewart O’Nan and Stephen King
- Town Ball: The Glory Days of Minnesota Amateur Baseball by Armand Peterson and Tom Tomashek
- Flip Flop Fly Ball: An Infographic Baseball Adventure by Craig Robinson
- Baseball in Minnesota by Stew Thornley
-Emily
