Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
HarperCollins (1993), Edition: Reprint, 256 pages
Description
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.
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Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1994)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1996)
Edgar Award (Nominee — Juvenile — 1992)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 1994)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1995)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 1994)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 1994)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1994)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Youth — 1994)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1995)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — 1996)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 1994)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 1995)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 4-6 — 1994)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 1995)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 1992-1994)
Language
Original language
English