Little Big League

by Ronald Kidd, Gregory K. Pincus, Adam Scheinman

One remarkable summer Billy Heywood learns what it is like to be an adult, while the baseball players on the team he has inherited rediscover their youthful enthusiasm for the game.

93 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Ronald Kidd is the author of thirteen novels for young readers, including the highly acclaimed “Night on Fire” and “Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial.” His novels of adventure, comedy, mystery, and American history have received the Children's Choice Award, an Edgar Award nomination, and honors from the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, the Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library. He is a two-time O'Neill playwright who lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Reviews

[Ben Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

Billy has been a diehard Minnesota Twins baseball fan his entire life, being that his grandfather is the owner. When his grandfather passes away, the professional baseball team is left for Billy. Billy is so excited as it is a dream come true, but some of the players aren't too happy that they will be taking orders from a preteen. How will the fans and world react to Billy becoming the owner? But, Billy's free-spirit and love for the game could be exactly what the organization needs. The star first baseman (Lou) of the team ends up dating Billy's mother and Billy begins to bond with Lou. They develop a partnership that helps on the diamond. Billy has led the Twins to one game away from the playoffs, but the Seattle Mariners have the same scenario. The two teams battle out a tiebreaker led by Billy's genius trick plays. Last inning, Lou stands at the plate waiting for the pitch. With a man on third, down by one, two outs, he drives a ball to deep right field. One of the greatest of all time, the Mariner's Ken Griffey Jr, goes up and robs the game-winning home run.

Little Big League was an average book but still sparked my interest a bit. I recommend this novel for children ages 10-15 that love baseball and have a good imagination. I would definitely like to change the pace of the novel because it moved very slow and there were parts that I just wanted to skip. The author added many irrelevant scenes and some that did not interest me. As a big baseball fan, I was definitely not impressed by this novel. Overall, I'd give this book three stars and a bad recommendation.

[Pattie Cowan · Rating 1 out of 5]

worst basball book of all time