TY  - BOOK
AU  - Curtis,Gavin
AU  - Lewis,Earl B.
TI  - The bat boy & his violin
T2  - Center for the Collaborative Classroom : Making Meaning
SN  - 0689800991
AV  - PZ7.C9415 Bat 1998
U1  - E CUR 21
PY  - 1998///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
KW  - Violin
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Baseball
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Fathers and sons
KW  - Negro Leagues
N1  - 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; 5.2; K-3
N2  - 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
ER  -