|
by: Sue Corbett
Amazon.com's Price: $5.99 Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780142410806
ISBN: 0142410802
Label: Puffin
Manufacturer: Puffin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: January 31, 2008
Publisher: Puffin
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 38781
Studio: Puffin
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Felix knows his dad was a famous baseball player in Cuba—and that his father risked everything to send Felix to America. But his mom won’t reveal anything else. When a baseball team with Cuban players comes to town, Felix wonders if they knew his dad and sneaks into their locker room to ask. That’s when the players mistake him for their new batboy. Determined to uncover the truth about his mysterious father, Felix plays along, going as far as running away from home to become the team’s batboy. His bittersweet adventure glows with the friendship of a miraculous dog, the warmth of a mother’s love, and the magic of baseball.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Thoughtful Story
This is a good story on several levels. First, of course, you have, as the title suggests, baseball. I'm always up for a good story revolving around baseball. Second, you have an introspective boy who has unanswered questions and goes on a daring quest of self-discovery. Third, the reality that the boy discovers may not always be exactly what he wants to hear, but that is what makes the story resonate in a very real way. The book could have gone the route of being a total downer, or completely ... Read More
Rating: - AWESOME!!!!
This is one of the most touching and interesting books I've read....I have this book at the top of my list! It contains the action of baseball (from the point of view of a young boy) with the struggles of Cuban life. I would recommend this book to young teens, and/or those interested in baseball.
Rating: - Excellent story about more than baseball
Read this for school. It was funny, sad, interesting. I would tell a friend to read it.
Rating: - WOW! is all I can say...
Free Baseball By: Sue Corbett
Free Baseball was I warm story about I Cuba boy who escaped. Felix, the boy, was the main character in this great story. Felix was a boy whose dad was a Cuba baseball star, and dreamed about nothing but baseball. Sue Corbett wrote this story well, and I really treasured it.
One part I liked was the part where Felix had just escaped on the bus. He ran away from his "evil" babysitter and was named the new ball boy of the opposing team. Felix ... Read More
Rating: - Free Baseball
She read it to us at school, and it was really great. It made our teacher cry. I loved it.
|
