Finding Buck McHenry
Alfred Slote$8.49
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"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." --K.
Finalist, 1992 Edgar Allan Poe Award, Juvenile Category (Mystery Writers of America)
Children's Choices for 1992 (IRA/CBC)
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01/30/1993
ISBN: 9780064404693
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 7.58h x 5.22w x 0.55d
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/25/1993
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5361 / Finding Buck McHenry
Reading Level: 3.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6