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The Batboy by Mike Lupica

The Batboy

Mike Lupica

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · February 22, 2011

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw.

Parent-Child StoriesBaseball & SoftballBoys & Mensports
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Who it’s for
A baseball-season story finds its spark in a kid’s hopes for family and a returning hero.
Themes
Baseball, Father-son connection, Disillusionment with a hero
Genres
Baseball & Softball, Parent-Child Stories, Boys & Men

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About this book

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw. Brian is living every baseball kid's dream: he is a batboy for his hometown Major League team. Brian believes that it's the perfect thing to bring him and his big-leaguer dad closer together. And if that weren't enough, this is the season that Hank Bishop, Brian's baseball hero, returns to the Tigers for the comeback of a lifetime. The summer couldn't get much better!

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Until Hank Bishop starts to show his true colors, and Brian learns that sometimes life throws you a curveball.

When Heroes Change

A baseball-season story finds its spark in a kid’s hopes for family and a returning hero.

Come here for

  • The appeal of life around a hometown Major League team
  • A baseball-loving kid’s hopes of growing closer to his dad

Expect

  • A hero whose true colors complicate the summer
  • A curveball that turns a dream season into something less simple

Where it sits

Baseball & Softball99%
Parent-Child Stories56%
Boys & Men53%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Boys & Men
  • Parent-Child Stories
  • Baseball & Softball
Authors
Mike Lupica
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
February 22, 2011
Format
Paperback
Theme
Baseball · Father-son connection · Disillusionment with a hero
Reading lane
Boys & Men