Farm Team

I was advised to read this book for a college class and quite frankly, I was glad I was as I really enjoyed it. The storyline involved a boy named Billy who is issolated by distance and society norms. He has an emotionally abusive father, yet he daily overlooks his fathers inabilities and focuses on his strengths, thus encouraging all of us to focus on the good qualities someone possess. Another enlightening portion of the plot consisted of Billy's mother and her continous, unconditional love for her son and her difficult husband. There are numerous pertinent life lessons incorporated throughout this enticing, realistic novel. As a parent of three children, I would highly recommend it to children ten years of age and older as well as adults. It was refreshing to read such a realistic, personable novel. Needless to say, I will be reading Will Weaver's other books - he is an exceptional author!

This story is about Billy Baggs; a boy who is an outstanding baseball player. His dad is a trouble maker and Billy goes along with him, but doesn't participate in it all the time. Billy works on his farm all day, but some how finds time for baseball.His mom, Mavis, wants him to be more involved with baseball, but the attorney Kenwood is considering if Billy can baseball or not. The reason Kenwood said that is because he got in trouble and his punishment might be not to play baseball. Kenwood is considering that because his dad and him got in trouble and his dad has to spend 30 days to a year in jail ,but they still haven't found a punishment for Billy. If you want to know what happens to billy then you should read this book.

This is a good book to read that is hard to put down.Billy Baggs like to work on the farm and play baseball on the Town Team when Billys dad has to go to jail Billy doesn't have time to play baseball play in the town any more so him and some of the neiborehood farm kids make up their own team called the Farm Team.Then the big game comes when the farm team plays Billys old team the Town Team who will win the big game you will have to read and find out. I think that this was a great book to read and I would reacommend this book to any one who likes to read sports books.But before you read Farm Team you should read the first book which is called Stiking Out then go on and read the thrid book when you finish Farm Team the third book is called Hardball.

Greed, envy, hate, jealousy, love, maturity, are all portrayed in the Billy Baggs novel by Will Weaver and Michael Koelsch. Farm Team is a classic novel of the angry farm kid against the popular town kid. The town coach wants Billy to pitch for his team because he has the strongest arm that he has ever seen on a boy his age. Of course, the town kid King Kenwood is the pitcher for the team, and is about to meet his match with Billy. Then, one day Billy's father Abner Baggs picks him up from school on his way to the crooked salesman's lot where he was sold a Chevrolet that doesn't run. Abner decides that he wants to get back at the crooked car salesman by destroying all of his cars and his lot. Abner is aressted for destruction of property and sent to jail which leaves Billy incharge of the farm. After a couple of weeks by himself on the farm, you could really notice Billy grownig into a man, and he even took on the harsh attitude that his father always carried with him. Of course, Billy wasn't able to attend baseball practice, he wasn't even able to attend school. Billy's mother noticed his longing to play baseball so she suggested that they build their own field and make a farm team and play the town team. Billy loved the idea, and everyday after chores he would work on the field, and every Friday they would practice until the sun went down. The Farm team included only ten players, one of which was Billy's dog Skinner as a backup center fielder. Billy at pitcher, the two sisters, one at catcher and one at center field, the two brothers from Mexico, Big Danny boy at right field and three others. Finally, the big day came that the farm team would play the town team, it was going to be a great game. Who do you think walked away the winner that day?

Before i read this book i didn't feel so fond of reading. After reading this book it has opening a new feeling in my life. I felt like i was one of those people making the field or playing on it. I could picture everything he said. I highly recomend this book to any sports lover or just a person who would like to sit down and read a well written story.