The Big Field

Million-Dollar Throw

Fast Break

Crash

Hit & Miss

Shine On, Luz Véliz!

Baseball Great

Hothead

From the #1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica comes the story of baseball's unsung hero: The Batboy

It is every baseball kid’s dream summer job: batboy for your hometown Major League team. Yet for fourteen year- old Brian, the job means more than just the chance to hang around his idols. Baseball was the job his father loved so much, in the end he couldn’t leave it. Yet he could leave his family. Now Brian sees the job as the way to win back his father. There is no winning back some people, though. Just ask Hank Bishop—once the most popular player in baseball before he was banned for using steroids. Now he is making his comeback. And an unlikely friendship slowly develops between this man in need of a family and this boy in need of a father.

Mike Lupica, king of the sports novel, delivers his most powerful and kid-friendly to date.

“A pennant winner.” –Kirkus Reviews
 
“Lupica. . .giv[es] his readers a behind-the-scenes look at major league sports. In this novel, he adds genuine insights into family dynamics and the emotional state of his hero.” –Booklist
 
“[T]his novel will undoubtedly appeal to those who equate summer with baseball, it should also win over readers who appreciate finely crafted storytelling and engaging characters.” –School Library Journal
 



   

 

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Big Field

Mike Lupica, 2008

Million-Dollar Throw

Mike Lupica, 2009

Fast Break

Curtis Kent Bishop, 1967

Crash

Jerry Spinelli, 1996

Hit & Miss

Derek Jeter, Paul Mantell, 2015

Shine On, Luz Véliz!

Rebecca Balcárcel, 2022

Baseball Great

Tim Green, 2000

Hothead

Cal Ripken Jr., Kevin Cowherd, 2011