A Japanese-American boy lives in a camp during World War II. With nothing to do and trouble mounting, the families in the camp build a baseball field. The boy isn't very good at playing baseball, so he decides he wants to show the guard what he can do. Two strikes. Then, the boy hits the ball far into the field and his team wins the camp's championship! Upon return home from the camps, the boy plays baseball with his team. He isn't as big as the others, but he is a better player with more confidence. The same scenario occurs. One, two strikes. Will he hit the ball and be a hero again? Find out by reading Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki.
Have you played or watched baseball this summer? Book of the Week #3 and #4 were both about baseball. Both are historical fiction. What other historical fiction baseball books have you read? Remember future 5th and 6th graders, record the books you have read this summer on The Reading Road Trip Log.
