The Bat Boy and His Violin Paperback - 2001
by Gavin Curtis; E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
This Coretta Scott King Honor Book about the Negro National Baseball League in the 1940s is now available in paperback. Reginald loves to play his violin, but his father needs him to be the bat boy for his baseball team, the Dukes. Who would think that Reginald's music is just the inspiration needed to lead the Dukes to victory? Full color.
First line
I sashay my bow across the violin strings the way a mosquito skims a summer pond.
From the rear cover
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.
Details
- Title The Bat Boy and His Violin
- Author Gavin Curtis; E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks, New York, New York
- Date 2001-01-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780689841156 / 0689841159
- Weight 0.33 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 8.36 x 11.3 x 0.1 in (21.23 x 28.70 x 0.25 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Reading level 780
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Fathers and sons, African Americans
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97025417
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 11/27/2000, Page 78
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