My Rating: 3 out of 4
Division: 1
Casey is a 12 year old little league baseball player in Kansas City who can see the subtle difference in how pitchers pitch different balls. Because of this, he is able to know when not to swing and has never struck out. Usually he ends up hitting foul balls or walking. The Kansas City Royals baseball team hears of his unique talent and actually ends up hiring him as a professional player for their team. He begins to help them climb from bottom to winning baseball games. It comes with negative press and angry players and fans who believe that Casey is ruining the game.
This book is pure baseball talk and so those kids who adore the game and speak the language should love this book. Thank goodness I know a little bit because I may have really been lost. I did have to ask friends about baseball rules while I was reading to fully comprehend what was going on. You also have to believe that this kid could actually be in a professional team, complete with traveling with the team and rooming with one of the adult players. I don't really think that would really happen in real life. Someone would have to be a chaperone at the very least!
The book moved along nicely and had a satisfying conclusion. I would recommend it to any baseball fan at school.
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