Free Baseball
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Free Baseball is a children's novel by Sue Corbett, first published in 2006.
Plot summary
Felix is a Cuban boy who came to the USA with his mother when he was three years old. He has a passion for baseball and wins two tickets to a minor-league baseball game via a radio competition. Going to the game with his babysitter, they become separated when Felix learns that the opposing team has a Cuban player, believing that he might be able to share information about Felix's father, a famous baseball player on the Cuban national team who stayed behind when Felix and his mother emigrated.
Development
Corbett had the idea for the book after an incident at a baseball game when she became separated from her daughter Karina and was able to find her as all of the children were wearing the cok (the team name) team shirts.
Reception
School Library Journal described the novel as an "engaging, well-written story with a satisfying ending." The Topeka Capital-Journal called it a "wonderful mix of self-discovery and baseball." Kids Reads thought that Felix was a "richly drawn character".
Awards and nominations
- 2006 Selected by the Junior Library Guild
- 2008 Nominated for the Young Hoosier Book Award
- 2008 Nominated for the Virginia Readers Choice Award
- 2009 Nominated for the Nutmeg Book Award (final results not yet announced)
References
References
- (2006-02-06). "Author Interview: Sue Corbett on Free Baseball". Cynthia Leitich Smith.BlogSpot.com.
- (2006-02-01). "Grades 5 & Up". [[School Library Journal]].
- (2006-07-11). "Soothe baseball fever with words". [[The Topeka Capital-Journal]].
- "Free Baseball by Sue Corbett". [[Kidsreads.com.
- [http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/ Junior Library Guild]
- "Young Hoosier Book Award".
- "Virginia Readers Choice Award".
- [http://www.nutmegaward.org/ Nutmeg Book Award]
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