false <![CDATA[The Big Field]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185554079m/1589821.jpg 1589821 3 For Hutch, shortstop has always been home. It's where his father once played professionally, before injuries relegated him to watching games on TV instead of playing them. And it's where Hutch himself has always played and starred. Until now. The arrival of Darryl &#147;D-Will&#148; Williams, the top shortstop prospect from Florida since A-Rod, means Hutch is displaced, in more ways than one. Second base feels like second fiddle, and when he sees his father giving fielding tips to D-Will&#151;the same father who can't be bothered to show up to watch his son play&#151;Hutch feels betrayed. With the summer league championship on the line, just how far is Hutch willing to bend to be a good teammate?<p> Mike Lupica returns to the big field for the first time since his #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>Heat</i> and delivers a feel-good home run, showing how love of the game is a language fathers and sons speak from the heart. 1582810 4 3 2008 The Big Field total:189|5:73|4:72|3:34|2:9|1:1| 189 774 281 56 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 20:34:38 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 20:35:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 12:11:17 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 11:03:38 -0800 2008
Fans of Mike Lupica sports novels will be doing the wave in celebration of his new book The Big Field. Centered on a teen baseball team, Lupica tells the story of Hutch Hutchenson a fourteen year old who LOVE...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 14:38:22 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 14:47:28 -0700 2009 Heat was well received, and I know many boys who've loved it, but I think this book is the better story, better written. The theme of a boy (Hutch) who craves his father's approval and attention dovetails nicely with the baseball story, and the addition of a team mate who is supremely gift...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 09:41:53 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 12:02:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 09 10:43:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 16:58:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 04 08:47:34 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 08:56:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 17 11:00:52 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 11:03:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 11 11:19:07 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 11:16:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 07 09:47:29 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 09:47:34 -0700 2008
Keith "Hutch" Hutchison, the hero of sportswriter Mike Lupica's latest young adult sports novel, loved playing shortstop for his baseball team in Florida. Then Darryl Williams came along and took over at short, forcing Hutch to move t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 25 17:36:16 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 08 18:40:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 16:36:32 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 04:17:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 11:57:05 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 13:00:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 12:02:54 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 16:29:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 10:06:43 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 10:18:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 20:53:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 05:53:07 -0700 2009
]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 07:36:56 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 07:41:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 08:26:47 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 08:30:26 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed May 20 07:55:46 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 07:55:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 14:41:18 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 08:43:57 -0700 2008 once The Big Field was about a boy named Hutch that loved the game of baseball just as his dad, Carl Hutchinson d...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 18 17:18:35 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 17:20:51 -0700 2009 i read it in third grade but i can still remember parts of it.
i pretty much like any baseball book(except The BoyWho SavedBasevall, i get a headache every time i try to read it) and Mike Lupica is totaly awesome
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