The batboy
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, N.Y. : Puffin Books, 2011.
ISBN
9780142417829, 0142417823, 9780545340427, 9780399250002
Lexile measure
940L
Status
Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION LUPICA, M.
2 available
J FICTION LUPICA, M.
2 available
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids | J FICTION LUPICA, M. | On Shelf |
| Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids | J FICTION LUPICA, M. | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn Public Library District - Young Adult Stacks | YA FIC LUPICA, M. | On Shelf |
| Addison Public Library - 1st Floor - Children's Books | jFIC LUPICA M. | On Shelf |
| Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Juvenile Stacks | J SPORTS LUPICA | On Shelf |
| Batavia Public Library District - Juvenile Fiction | J Middle School Lupica, Mike | On Shelf |
| Bedford Park Public Library District - Stacks | YA Lup | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York, N.Y. : Puffin Books, 2011.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
246 pages, 12 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780142417829, 0142417823, 9780545340427, 9780399250002
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.7, 8 Points
Level 5.7, 8 Points
Lexile measure
940
Notes
General Note
Includes preview of: Hero.
Description
It is every baseball kid's dream summer job: batboy for your hometown Major League team. Yet for fourteen year-old Brian, the job means more than just the chance to hang around his idols. Baseball was the job his father loved so much, in the end he couldn't leave it. Yet he could leave his family. Now Brian sees the job as the way to win back his father.There is no winning back some people, though. Just ask Hank Bishop?once the most popular player in baseball before he was banned for using steroids. Now he is making his comeback. And an unlikely friendship slowly develops between this man in need of a family and this boy in need of a father. Mike Lupica, king of the sports novel, delivers his most powerful and kid-friendly to date.
Target Audience
940L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.7,8,135539.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lupica, M. (2011). The batboy . Puffin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lupica, Mike. 2011. The Batboy. Puffin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lupica, Mike. The Batboy Puffin Books, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lupica, Mike. The Batboy Puffin Books, 2011.
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