The hit-away kid

Barry McGee is an outfielder for the Peach Street Mudders and a superb player. He takes his baseball very seriously, willing to do almost anything to win. The story opens with him chasing down a fly ball, dropping it out of sight of the umpire and then raising it as if he caught it. His sister and a few of the people in the bleachers know what happened, but in the interests of victor, Barry says nothing in order to preserve the out. This leads to a problem when Alec finds a small figurine that Barry's sister had dropped and refuses to give it back. Alec taunts Barry and says he won't give it back unless Barry hits two home runs off of him in the next game. Barry agrees but this challenges his honesty during the game, as there is another questionable play. Fortunately, Barry learns that honesty is a better way to win friends and he gets the figurine back. This is a nice little sports story where the emphasis is on being a forthright and honest person. A baseball game is just a game and in a short time, no one will remember or care who won or lost. However, your integrity is something that will be yours forever and keeping it intact is one of life's greatest challenges and leads to the greatest rewards.

The Hitaway Kid is about a boy that loves baseball. Barry is the hit away kid. Barry plays left field. he almost caught a ball.

The Hit-Away Kid by Matt Christopher is a story about baseball and tell telling the truth. Barry, the main character, is a good baseball player who stretches the rules a bit. He learns that he is not perfect at everything and this makes him feel better about playing baseball. We recommend this book a lot.