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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1998 · Est. 13 min read-aloud
The Bat Boy & His Violin
Written by Gavin Curtis · Illustrated by E.B. Lewis
A violinist's music may transform a struggling baseball team's fate. Can it lead to victory?
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32 pages· 1,621 words· Est. 13 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Reginald, a young violinist, finds himself as a bat boy for the Dukes, the worst team in the Negro National League. His father, the team's manager, needs help, but Reginald's heart is in his music. As classical melodies fill the dugout, the team's luck begins to change. Can Reginald's violin inspire a miraculous win against the formidable Monarchs? This tale of family, music, and unexpected triumph explores the power of harmony on and off the field.
From the publisher
Reginald loves to create beautiful music on his violin. But Papa, manager of the Dukes, the worst team in the Negro National League, needs a bat boy, not a “fiddler,” and traveling with the Dukes doesn’t leave Reginald much time for practicing.
Soon the Dukes’ dugout is filled with Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach – and the bleachers are filled with the sound of the Dukes’ bats. Has Reginald’s violin changed the Dukes’ luck – and can his music pull off a miracle victory against the powerful Monarchs?
Gavin Curtis’s beautifully told story of family ties and team spirit and E. B. Lewis’s lush watercolor paintings capture a very special period in history.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 1,621
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD700L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.1
- F&P level
- ~Q
- Scholastic level
- Q
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 20672
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 2001
- First published
- January 1, 1998
- Publisher
- Aladdin
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
- Text details
- The text for this book was set in 17-point Baskerville Book.
- Illustration details
- The illustrations were rendered in watercolor.
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