Finding Buck McHenry / by Alfred Slote.
Eleven-year-old Jason, believing the school custodian Mack Henry to be Buck McHenry, a famous pitcher from the old Negro League, tries to enlist him as a coach for his Little League team by revealing his identity to the world.
Record details
- ISBN: 0064404692 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: 250 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: 1st Harper Trophy ed.
- Publisher: New York : HarperTrophy, 1993.
- Copyright: ©1991
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: New York : HarperCollins, 1991. |
Citation/References Note: | Child Cat 18th Bst Bk/Child 6th |
Target Audience Note: | 500 Lexile. |
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Subject: | Baseball > Fiction. African Americans > Fiction. |
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- 2 of 3 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Coatesville-Clay Twp PL - Coatesville | JF 3 SLOTE (Text) | 78321000032389 | Juvenile Fiction Gr. 3-4 | On holds shelf | - |
Hartford City PL - Hartford City | JF SLO (Text) | 76051000014173 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Starke Co PL - Schricker Main Library (Knox) | JF SLO (Text) | 30032010349741 | JUVENILE FICTION | Available | - |
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Eleven-year-old Jason, believing the school custodian Mack Henry to be Buck McHenry, a famous pitcher from the old Negro League, tries to enlist him as a coach for his Little League team by revealing his identity to the world - HARPERCOLL
"Daydreamer Jason, 11, has just been [dropped] from his Little League team. Seeking solace at the baseball-card shop, he makes a startling hypothesis: 'Buck McHenry,' star pitcher [of the Negro Leagues], could be school custodian Mack Henry. Mr. Henry's identity, in doubt through much of the book, provides a mystery, a bittersweet revelation, and a satisfyingly dramatic denouement. The characterizations are pungent, the action (on and off the diamond) involving. A solid, rewarding story." âK.Finalist, 1992 Edgar Allan Poe Award, Juvenile Category (Mystery Writers of America)
Children's Choices for 1992 (IRA/CBC)