Bibliograph

Playing right field, by Willy Welch ; illustrated by Marc Simont

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Label

Playing right field, by Willy Welch ; illustrated by Marc Simont

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

480L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Playing right field

Responsibility statement

by Willy Welch ; illustrated by Marc Simont

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, LG, 2.3, 0.5, 65070

Summary

Summary: Although he is always chosen last and sent to play in right field, a young boy discovers the importance of that position. A regular, neighborhood, Saturday-afternoon baseball game is the backdrop for this story. The young hero is the ̀̀last one picked when the opposing captains choose the day's teams and knows automatically to which position he'll be assigned. "You can be awkward and you can be slow./That's why I'm here in right field/watching the dandelions grow." As he wiles away the time at this underactive post, he fantasizes about some of the baseball greats: Mays, Mathews, and loses track of the play-by-play. He is awakened from his reverie by his teammates' shouts, just in time to catch a deep fly ball. His confidence gets a needed boost and he comes to realize the importance of Playing Right Field

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

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