Read-alikes and related books

Books like Extra Innings

24 books recommended for fans of Extra Innings by Fred Bowen, tied together by themes of Baseball & Softball, Parents, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, and Family.

Baseball & Softball Parents Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance Family Sports & Recreation Social Themes Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to Extra Innings

Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to Extra Innings.

The Last Super Chef — Chris Negron

The Last Super Chef

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Hard Ball — Will Weaver

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Shoot-Out — Mike Lupica

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Parents • Family

Infield Hit — Thomas J. Dygard

Thomas J. Dygard

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Parents • Family

Soar — Joan Bauer

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

The Key to the Golden Firebird — Maureen Johnson

The Key to the Golden Firebird

Maureen Johnson

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Parents • Family

Change Up — Derek Jeter

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Parents • Family

The Girl Who Threw Butterflies — Mick Cochrane

The Girl Who Threw Butterflies

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Parents • Family

Tae Kwon Do Clash — Jake Maddox

Tae Kwon Do Clash

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

Strong Baby — Robin Arzón

Strong Baby — Robin Arzón

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

Rabunzel Fairy Tales for the Fearless — Gareth P. Jones

Rabunzel Fairy Tales for the Fearless

Gareth P. Jones

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief — A. F. Steadman

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief — A. F. Steadman

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

Summer and July — Paul Mosier

Summer and July

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

You Can’t Quit Lil Peter You Just Can’t — Tasche Laine

You Can’t Quit Lil Peter You Just Can’t

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

Because Your Mommy Loves You — Andrew Clements

Because Your Mommy Loves You

Andrew Clements

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

The Boldest White A Story of Hijab and Community — Ibtihaj Muhammad

The Boldest White A Story of Hijab and Community

Ibtihaj Muhammad

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

Losing It — Erin Fry

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

Stanford Wong Flunks Big-time — Lisa Yee

Stanford Wong Flunks Big-time

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

Travel Team — Mike Lupica

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

Where the Sky Lives — Margaret Dilloway

Where the Sky Lives

Margaret Dilloway

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

Beyond Basketball — Jake Maddox

Beyond Basketball

Themes: Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Family

Lucky Enough — Fred Bowen

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Sports & Recreation

High Heat — Carl Deuker

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Parents • Family

Free Baseball — Sue Corbett

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Parents • Family

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Extra Innings by Fred Bowen. Connected by Baseball & Softball, Parents, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance. Authors featured include Chris Negron, Will Weaver, Mike Lupica, Thomas J. Dygard, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.

More by Fred Bowen

Go for the Goal! — Fred Bowen

Go for the Goal!

Perfect Game — Fred Bowen

Winners Take All — Fred Bowen

Winners Take All

Special Teams — Fred Bowen

Touchdown Trouble — Fred Bowen

Touchdown Trouble

Soccer Trophy Mystery — Fred Bowen

Soccer Trophy Mystery

Explore more

More by Fred Bowen More books tagged Baseball & Softball Explore Parents

An informational database of English-language books