Trouble on the T-Ball Team

by Eve Bunting, Irene Trivas (Illustrations)

When everyone on Linda's T-ball team starts "losing one" at the oddest times and places, Linda wonders when her big moment will come. This easy-reading mystery keeps readers guessing right up to the very end.

Genres: Picture Books, Sports

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 17, 1997

About the author

Also known as Evelyn Bolton and A.E. Bunting.

Anne Evelyn Bunting, better known as Eve Bunting, is an author with more than 250 books. Her books are diverse in age groups, from picture books to chapter books, and topic, ranging from Thanksgiving to riots in Los Angeles. Eve Bunting has won several awards for her works.

Bunting went to school in Ireland and grew up with storytelling. In Ireland, “There used to be Shanachies… the shanachie was a storyteller who went from house to house telling his tales of ghosts and fairies, of old Irish heroes and battles still to be won. Maybe I’m a bit of a Shanchie myself, telling stories to anyone who will listen.” This storytelling began as an inspiration for Bunting and continues with her work.

In 1958, Bunting moved to the United States with her husband and three children. A few years later, Bunting enrolled in a community college writing course. She felt the desire to write about her heritage. Bunting has taught writing classes at UCLA. She now lives in Pasadena, California.

Reviews

[Jeani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this book for young kids about losing a tooth and being a part of things.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is about a t-ball team who keeps loseing one. All through the story everone loses one. Except this one girl. As she hits a home run she falls in to home bass and she has finally lost one. If you want to know what it is you have to read to find out.

[Sam]

This is a story about a girl who is the last one on her T-Ball team to lose a tooth. At a game near the end of the season she falls back catching a ball and loses her first tooth to the delight of the whole team.

[Rachel]

Great book that uses small moments to make a big point. Surprise for the reader. Great model for writers to try in their own writing.

[Rebecca Crull · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book because it is written by one of my favorite children's authors, Eve Bunting. It is good for teaching inferencing. :-)

[Leyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice because you really have to pay attention to figure out what the trouble is!