Can someone please give me a book summary of “The Boy Who Saved Baseball” by John H Ritter?
Posted on February 29th, 2008 by admin
soccerhamfrog8 asked:
Can someone pleasee give me a book summary of “The Boy Who Saved Baseball” its by John H. Ritter, and can it please be reasonably longish
Can someone pleasee give me a book summary of “The Boy Who Saved Baseball” its by John H. Ritter, and can it please be reasonably longish
thank you
Question posted courtesy of: Greg Schmigel’s Book Reviews
he like to play baseball
Literature Circle Guide toTHE BOY WHO SAVED BASEBALL by John H. Ritter
Book Summary
The future of the small town of Dillontown rests on the outcome of the baseball game,and the Wildcats are woefully unprepared for the challenge. Tom Gallagher, who wouldrather spend his time watching baseball than playing, feels especially responsible for theresults of the game, and he dreams of asking for help from Dante Del Gato, a mysteriousrecluse who once played for the San Diego Padres. Tom lacks confidence to pursue help from Del Gato and has almost given up hope for winning the game until a new playerrides into town on horseback, a boy named Cruz de la Cruz who claims to know DelGato’s secret of hitting. With the encouragement of Cruz, Tom begins to gain confidence,and with most of the citizens of Dillontown behind them, the Wildcats begin to preparefor the game. Even though Cruz mysteriously disappears the night before the game, theWildcats manage to win with a final hit by Tom. The story ends with Tom inheriting theestate of his old neighbor, Doc Altenheimer, and discovering that he is braver than he ever imagined possible