In this 2008-2009 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award nominee title, Michael, 12-year-old immigrant from Cuba, is the star pitcher on a Little League team in the Bronx. When a group starts to question whether or not he is really twelve, he needs to show the Little League officials his birth certificate, which he doesn't have. His dad died a few months prior to the beginning of the book, and his 17-year-old brother is trying to keep the two of them together by working many jobs. It's a great story about baseball, family, and staying strong under pressure.
Topics: Little League baseball, New York Yankees, brothers, Cuban immigrants, family, friendship, social services
Genre: realistic fiction, sports fiction
Mrs. Beckwith's rating? 5 of 5
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