Bat 6

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Author

Publication

1998 - Scholastic Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

57,250 words, Guess

Page Count

229 pages

Identifiers

Internet Archivebat600wolf
Internet Archivebat60000wolf
ISBN-100590897993
ISBN-139780590897990
Goodreads1274215

and 4 more

LibraryThing86236
Library of Congress Control Number97014742
Better World Books9780590897990
Open LibraryOL668928M

Classifications

DDC[Fic]
LCCPZ7.W82129 Bat 1998
LCCPZ7.W82129Bat 1998

Alternate Titles

Bat six

Description

In small town, post-World War Oregon, twenty-one sixth-grade girls recount the story of an annual softball game, during which one girl's bigotry comes to the surface. Set in a small Oregon town just after World War II, this is the powerful tale of a community shattered by its reaction to two young newcomers, Aki and Shazam. Told from 21 different points of view, "Bat 6" explores the subject of Japanese-American racial prejudice after the war. Photographs and text present an up-close look at varied aspects of the lives of professional basketball players, from pre-game preparations, practice, game action, signing autographs, and more. A Japanese American girl who has just spent 6 years in an internment camp meets a bitter girl whose father was killed in Pearl Harbor, & the two become rivals in baseball in this story narrated by the members of the opposing teams.

First Sentence

Now that it's over, we are telling.

Description

In small town, post-World War Oregon, twenty-one sixth-grade girls recount the story of an annual softball game, during which one girl's bigotry comes to the surface.