April 1, 2018
Module 10: Historical Fiction
Module 10: Historical Fiction
Title:
Brothers At Bat by Audrey Vernick
Genre: Young Adult/Historical Fiction
Book Summary: This book tells the true story of twelve brothers who played semi-pro baseball together during the 1930s and were the longest playing all-brother baseball team in baseball history. It tells how all the brothers, each having different qualities and specialties that set them apart from each other, helped make them a team of loyal players who loved the game of baseball and unconditionally loved each other. The story also tells of their lives off and on the baseball field and how six of the brother served in WWII. The author also provides additional information about the brothers and their lives after baseball.
APA Reference: Vernick, A. (2012). Brothers at bat. New York, NY: Clarion Books
Impression:
I loved this book. My brother and my son were avid baseball players during their elementary and secondary years of school and I fell in love with this story because I am a big baseball fan (NY Mets!!) I was absolutely floored to find out about this incredible group of brothers and was surprised to learn that there were actually twenty-nine other teams made up of brothers! The illustrations were great, each brother was drawn to represent their age difference and style difference so the reader could recognize who was who on the field. I liked how the illustrator used a different color to represent each brother, the younger of the bunch having stripes on their shirts. Any lover of baseball would thoroughly enjoy this book.
I loved this book. My brother and my son were avid baseball players during their elementary and secondary years of school and I fell in love with this story because I am a big baseball fan (NY Mets!!) I was absolutely floored to find out about this incredible group of brothers and was surprised to learn that there were actually twenty-nine other teams made up of brothers! The illustrations were great, each brother was drawn to represent their age difference and style difference so the reader could recognize who was who on the field. I liked how the illustrator used a different color to represent each brother, the younger of the bunch having stripes on their shirts. Any lover of baseball would thoroughly enjoy this book.
Professional Review:
“It sounds like a fairy tale: twelve baseball-playing brothers,” but it’s true. The 12 Acerra brothers from New Jersey played together on a semipro team formed in 1938, each brother with his own talents and style: “Charlie.... was a good player, but a terrible runner.” Vernick, who interviewed two of the brothers as part of her research, describes how one brother lost an eye when he was struck by a baseball and how six of the brothers served in WWII. Painted in a bright palette of greens, yellows, and blues, Salerno’s mixed-media illustrations, traced and shaded in black crayon, are an immediate attention-getter, the thick, horizontal brushwork contributing to a strong sense of movement. A lively story about family loyalty and love of the game pulled from the sidelines of baseball history. Ages 4–8. Agent: Erin Murphy, Erin Murphy Literary Agency. (Apr.)
Publishers Weekly. (February 6, 2012).
Retrieved on March 31, 2018, from http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-547-38557-0
“It sounds like a fairy tale: twelve baseball-playing brothers,” but it’s true. The 12 Acerra brothers from New Jersey played together on a semipro team formed in 1938, each brother with his own talents and style: “Charlie.... was a good player, but a terrible runner.” Vernick, who interviewed two of the brothers as part of her research, describes how one brother lost an eye when he was struck by a baseball and how six of the brothers served in WWII. Painted in a bright palette of greens, yellows, and blues, Salerno’s mixed-media illustrations, traced and shaded in black crayon, are an immediate attention-getter, the thick, horizontal brushwork contributing to a strong sense of movement. A lively story about family loyalty and love of the game pulled from the sidelines of baseball history. Ages 4–8. Agent: Erin Murphy, Erin Murphy Literary Agency. (Apr.)
Publishers Weekly. (February 6, 2012).
Retrieved on March 31, 2018, from http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-547-38557-0
Library Use:
The librarian could set up a display at the beginning of training season, including this book and others representing the game and the history of baseball.
The librarian could set up a display at the beginning of training season, including this book and others representing the game and the history of baseball.
Readalikes: These are books that tell the history of baseball players, similar to the story of Brothers at Bat.
McCully, Emily Arnold.: Queen of the Diamond: the Lizzie Murphy Story.
Tavares, Matt: Becoming Babe Ruth.
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