Billy Baggs Books in Order

Billy Baggs's talent for baseball offers a possible escape from the pressures of his family's Minnesota dairy farm. Encouraged by a coach, he must balance opportunity with his father's expectations and grief over the loss of his brother.

With his father in jail, Billy Baggs must sacrifice baseball to help run the family farm. His mother proposes a different solution: building a field in a pasture and inviting neighbors to form a team of their own.

Billy Baggs's rivalry with wealthy pitcher King Kenwood becomes violent as high school approaches. Determined to keep both players on the team, their coach insists they spend a week together, turning competition into an uncomfortable test of cooperation.