Bat Boy and His Violin, The
Publication Information
Author:  Curtis, Gavin	Illustrator:  Lewis, E.B.
Title:  Bat Boy and His Violin, The	Date:  1998
Publisher:  Simon and Schuster	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-689-80099-1	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, fiction
GED Descriptor(s):
Summary:
Reginald is more interested in his violin than his father's job managing the worst baseball team in the Negro Leagues. Then his father makes him the team's bat boy, and his music begins to lead the team to victory. Father and son begin to understand each other.
Teaching Ideas:
There's lots here for discussion or writing: parents' disappointment in their children's choices, winning or losing something important, different interests among family members, deciding what you "want to be," helping children find their "passions," father-son relationships. Sports lovers may want to follow reading with research about the Negro Leagues; music lovers may want to explore how music influences our moods. Possible text sets include family, sports, or 20th Century African-American history. www.blackbaseball.com www.negro-league.columbus.oh.us
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Family > father > father-child relationships History > time period > 20th Century Music > musicians Ethnic Groups > African-American Sports/Recreation > baseball

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