"Daydreamer Jason, 11, has just been [dropped] from his Little League team. Seeking solace at the baseball-card shop, he makes a startling hypothesis: 'Buck McHenry, ' star pitcher [of the Negro Leagues], could be school custodian Mack Henry. Mr. Henry's identity, in doubt through much of the book, provides a mystery, a bittersweet revelation, and a satisfyingly dramatic denouement. The characterizations are pungent, the action (on and off the diamond) involving. A solid, rewarding story." --K.
Finalist, 1992 Edgar Allan Poe Award, Juvenile Category (Mystery Writers of America)
Children's Choices for 1992 (IRA/CBC)
| ISBN: | 9780064404693 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 1993 |
| Author: | Philippa Pearce, Susan Einzig |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Children's and Young Adult Fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Sporting Stories Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Baseball and Softball Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism |