Curtis, Gavin. <br/><br/>
The bat boy & his violin / 
 Bat boy and his violin  Making Meaning : Grade 4 Unit 4 
by Gavin Curtis ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis. 
 - [32] p. :  col. ill ;  22 x 29 cm. 
 - Center for the Collaborative Classroom : Making Meaning ;  Grade 4 Unit 4 .
<br/><br/> Wilson's Children, October 2006.  Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000.  School Library Journal starred, July 1998.  Five Owls, September 1998.  Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2006.  Booklist, June 1998.  Multicultural Review, March 1999.  L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. 
<br/><br/> Reginald is more interested in practicing his violin than in his father's job managing the worst team in the Negro Leagues, but when Papa makes him the bat boy and his music begins to lead the team to victory, Papa realizes the value of his son's passion. 
<br/><br/> 5.2  K-3 
<br/><br/> Coretta Scott King Award, 1999. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0689800991 0758703384 (BWI bdg.) 9780689800993 0329091336 9780758703385 9780329091330 9780605011601 9781610036184 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97025417 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Violin--Fiction.<br/>Baseball--Fiction.<br/>African Americans--Fiction.<br/>Fathers and sons--Fiction.<br/>Negro Leagues--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.C9415  / Bat 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>E CUR