The Bat Boy

The book i chose to read was The Bat Boy, by Mike Lupica. This book was about a boy named Brain, and he always wanted to be a bat boy for the Detroit Tigers. it is mostly about him, his mom, and the sport of baseball. I chose this book because i like, and play the sport of baseball and also think it would be cool to be a bat boy.

In this book, Brian Dudley's father Cole left his mom and him. Later on the book you will find out where he went. His father was a pitcher for the Tigers. Brain had always wanted to be a bat boy for his dad's team. After school one summer Brian sent an e-mail to the manager of the Tigers and didn't hear back. So he tried again and received an answer saying that all the bat boy slots were filled and that he could try once more the following season. So he did. Then later in the season his biggest idol Hank ' The Bishop of Baseball' Bishop was signed back on the team Brain and Hank go through alot. But you'll have to read the book to find out the ending.

There were many ways people can like this book. One reason that I liked this book was that it told you a lot about the characters. Another reason is that it was a sporty book and was very interesting to see how the characters act certain times. But there were some things that I didn't like about the book. One thing was that it took awhile for the book to get going out of the introduction of everything. another thing that i didn't like about it very much was that it skipped to characters at times and then went back to Brian and the main point of that chapter. I would say that this book is appropriate for a reading level of 5th grade and up. Yes, I would recommend it to a friend because most of my friends are into sports. Most people who like sports would enjoy reading this book, especially the people who like baseball.