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E O
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Publication
Sasquatch Books (2002), Edition: F First Edition, 32 pages
Description
After fighting with his best friend and vowing to hate him forever, eight-year-old Henry attends a Seattle Mariners baseball game, where his great-grandfather explains that enemies can sometimes become friends again.
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LibraryThing member shannonsharp
When Henry and Oliver get in to a fight. Henry's Grandpa helps him make admins to his friend. Grandpa explains how when he was in the army he never thought he would see people from other countries playing baseball.
LibraryThing member wichitafriendsschool
Eight-year-old Henry and his friend Oliver are having a fight. When Henry gets a time-out, he wishes Oliver would get one too for life. I hate Oliver,” he says. He’s my enemy. I’ll hate him forever.” The day takes a turn when Grampa Charlie takes Henry to a baseball game. Charlie, a World
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War II veteran, cheers on the Seattle Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki and Kazuhiro Sasaki, and his enthusiasm for the Japanese players paves the way for Henry and Oliver’s reconciliation. In the tradition of Baseball Saved Us, Jean Davies Okimoto’s heartwarming story and Doug Keith’s whimsical illustrations offer a message of hope. Show Less
Awards
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1986)
ISBN
1570613737 / 9781570613739