The Bat Boy and His Violin

By Curtis, Gavin & Lewis, Earl

Publishers Summary:
Reginald is more interested in practicing his violin than in his father's job managing the worst team in the Negro Leagues, but when Papa makes him the bat boy and his music begins to lead the team to victory, Papa realizes the value of his son's passion.

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ISBN
978-0-68980-099-3
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1998.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on July 1, 1998

Gr 1-4 This picture book offers readers many things: an interesting look at life in the Negro National Baseball League of the 1940s, a wonderfully delineated father-son relationship, and a gentle advocacy of the sometimes intangible value of culture. Reginald is serious about playing his violin but his father, who coaches "the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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