Make-Believe Ball Player

by Alfred Slote

Although he's not very good at baseball, ten-year-old Henry uses his imagination to become a better ball player.

Genres: Childrens, Sports

104 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Alfred Slote (born September 11, 1926) is a children's author known for his numerous sports and space novels. His writing has been described as "making space travel seem as ordinary as piling in the family wagon for a jaunt to McDonald's". Slote's 1991 novel Finding Buck McHenry was adapted into a 2000 television film. He currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Reviews

[Dest · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to read Make-Believe Ball Player because I had heard somewhere that it was a cute story, which it indeed turned out to be. It probably took less than an hour to read, so it felt more like a short story than a full book, but it was pretty enjoyable. In fact, I think "cute" is probably the perfect word to describe it. As with a lot of sports stories, it's about a lovable, quirky kid who's turns out to be an unlikely hero. I wouldn't call it memorable, but it was worth the time it took to read.

[Michelle]

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