Pig and the Blue Flag: Weekly Reader Children's Book Club

This was one of my favorite books as a child, because I was never very athletic or the one chosen first for a team in gym. Pig hates gym class, and when the class plays capture the flag, the teams argue over whose side he has to be on. But when the chips are down, he finds that teamwork and determination may make up for his lack of speed. I give it a cautious five stars because some of this 1977 book is out of sync with today's PC society (when Pig drops a ball in gym he is called "butterhoves" and is told he is too fat... plus who lets kids pick teams today?) But it is a wonderful book, sure to be enjoyed if you, like me, are a bit too slow, or heavy, or not sports-inclined.