The Boy Who Saved Baseball

Mia BrdeckaReading Miss RochePeriod 3May 11th

By: John H. Ritter

SummaryThe Boy Who Saved Baseball is about a boy

named Tom who’s town is about to get bull dozed. One day, the mayor holds a meeting and an old man, Doc, says that instead of bull dozing the town right away, they should play a game of baseball to decide. It is a do or die situation. Will Tom save the town? Will they get beat at a game of baseball? Pick up the book and find out for yourself.

John H. Ritter: BiographyJohn H. Ritter was born on October 31, 1951

in San Pedro, California. John grew up in a baseball family which helped him write The Boy Who Saved Baseball. He has 4 siblings. Also, he lived where there were mountains which helped him clear his mind and have a great imagination. In 2004, The Boy Who Saved Baseball won the Paterson Prize for Children’s Books award.

http://www.johnhritter.com/

CharactersMain Characters-Tom Gallagher – 12 years old, kind, leader, smart, brown- haired -Cruz de la Cruz- 12 years old, daring, cowboy-Del Gato- short, dark- bearded, thin face, rugged/ long haired, 5 time all-star, greatest hitter in modern eraSupporting Characters-Frankie Flores- 12 years old, Tom’s BFF, shortstop-Maria- 12 years old, Frankie's cousin, pretty, bossy-Ramon-12 years old, Smart, outfielder, great hitter-Will- 12 years old, catcher, great hitter-Rachel- 12 years old, powerful, tall, strong, pretty- Mr. Gallagher- Tom Gallagher’s Dad, coach of the Wildcats

Plot Introduction

- Tom goes to Doc’s house and Doc tells Tom the plan which is to make Tom fight for the baseball diamond

- Doc tells the mayor the planRising Action

- Mr. Gallagher assembles a team- Cruz de la Cruz comes out of no where and

sings up for the team- Tom and Cruz de la Cruz meet Del Gato

Plot Continued - Del Gato helps coach the Wildcats-Cruz invents a video game to help the team with their hitting- Cruz de la Cruz disappears before the big game

Climax- The Wildcats defeat the Lake View Vikings

thanks to Tom Falling Action

- Doc dies right when the Wildcats win the game Conclusion

- The Wildcats saved Dillingtown

Starring CharacterTom Gallagher is played by: Alex Rodriguez

Starring CharacterCruz de la Cruz played by: Justin Bieber

Starring Character Del Gato played by: Zac Efron

Starring CharacterFrankie Flores played by: Derek Jeter

Starring Character Maria played by: Selena Gomez

Starring CharacterRamon played by: Usher

Starring Character Will played by: Pitbull

Starring Character Rachel played by: Katy Perry

Starring Character Mr. Gallagher played by: Tom Hanks

New Vocabulary Las manzanas pequenos- Small apples Pg. 66 “ Ah, las manzanas pequenos,” said Cruz Compadre- MatePg. 59 “ You with me, Compadre?” Cruz whispered. La desperada- The desperatePg. 58 “But now he realized, he was seeing her, la desperada, in a brand-new light.” El Centro- The centerPg. 46 “ It turned out that whether or not they thought Tom’s dad was the double-crosser mentioned in the Death and Doom prophecy, almost no one thought he would or could give the Wildcats a “snow-ball’s chance in El Centro.” Carne asada- Roast beefPg. 43 “Carne asada!” said Frankie.

Soundtrack TunesCamp Rock “We Can’t Back Down” when they

hear how the other team is super good.We can'tWe can't back down (x4)

Not right nowWe can't back downNot right nowWe can't back downWe can't back down

uhh ohhh yeah yeah yeah

Don't close your eyesWe're all in this together Whereverwe draw the lineWe're not gonna straddle but cross itOr lose it

We got a situation that we can't ignore'Cause ignorance is not blissWe don't have to take this, noWith every big decisionComes an equally important share of the riskWe gotta take this on

We can't back downThere's too much at stakeThis is seriousDon't walk awayWe can't pretend it's not happeningIn our own backyardOur own home plateWe've been called outDo you hear your name?I'm not confusedLet's win this thingWe can't back downThere's too much at stakeDon't walk awayDon't walk away,

We can't back downWe can't back downNot right nowWe can't back down

We can't back downThere's too much at stakeThis is seriousDon't walk awayWe can't pretend it's not happeningIn our own backyardOur own home plate (No way)We've been called out(We've been called out)Do you hear your name?(Yeah)I'm not confusedLet's win this thing(Let's do it)We can't back downThere's too much at stakeDon't walk away, don't walk away,(Don't walk away, yeah)

We can't back downThere's too much at stakeThis is seriousDon't walk awayWe can't pretend it's not happeningIn our own backyardOur own home plate(No way)We been called out(We been called out)Do you hear your name?(Yeah)I'm not confusedLet's win this thing(Let's do it)We can't back downThere's too much at stakeDon't walk away, don't walk away,(Don't walk away, yeah)

Don't get me wrongI don't like confrontationI'd rather we all just get along Music should be undivided, united

We Can’t Back Down

Soundtrack Tunes Continued “Good Life” by: One Republic to remind them

that whatever happens, it will still be a good life.

Woke up in London yesterdayFound myself in the city near PiccadillyDon't really know how I got hereI got some pictures on my phone

New names and numbers that I don't knowAddress to places like Abbey RoadDay turns to night, night turns to whatever we wantWe're young enough to say

Oh, this has gotta be the good lifeThis has gotta be the good lifeThis could really be a good life, good life

I say, "Oh, got this feeling that you can't fight"Like this city is on fire tonightThis could really be a good life, a good, good life

Oh, this has gotta be the good lifeThis has gotta be the good lifeThis could really be a good life, good life

I say, "Oh, got this feeling that you can't fight"Like this city is on fire tonightThis could really be a good life, a good, good lifeOh yeah, good, good life, good life, oh, this is

To my friends in New York, I say helloMy friends in L.A. they don't knowWhere I've been for the past few years or soParis to China to Colorado

Sometimes there's airplanes I can' t jump outSometimes there's stuff that don't work nowWe are God of stories but please tell meWhat there is to complain about?

To my friends in New York, I say helloMy friends in L.A. they don't knowWhere I've been for the past few years or soParis to China to Colorado

Sometimes there's airplanes I can' t jump outSometimes there's stuff that don't work nowWe are God of stories, but please tell meWhat there is to complain about?

When you're happy like a fool, let it take you overWhen everything is out you gotta take it in

Oh, this has gotta be the good lifeThis has gotta be the good lifeThis could really be a good life, good life

I say, oh, got this feeling that you can't fightLike this city is on fire tonightThis could really be a good life, a good, good lifeOh, a good, good life, yeah

HopelesslyI feel like there might be something that I'll missHopelesslyI feel like the window closes oh so quick

HopelesslyI'm taking a mental picture of you now'Cause hopelesslyThe hope is we have so much to feel good about

Rating I gave The Boy Who Saved Baseball

I gave The Boy Who Saved Baseball five out of five stars because I enjoyed how to save the town, they had to play a game of baseball for it. I cherished how they included how to hit a baseball, meaning the physics behind it and since I play softball, it came in handy. Lastly, I appreciated how the author described the characters from how Del Gato had rugged hair to him having a short, brown beard.