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Daydreamer Jason, 11, has just been [dropped] from his Little League team. Seeking solace at the baseball-card shop, he makes a startling hypothesis: ''Buck McHenry,'' star pitcher [of the Negro Leagues], could be school custodian Mack Henry. Mr. Henry''s identity, in doubt through much of the book, provides a mystery, a bittersweet revelation, and a satisfyingly dramatic denouement. The characterizations are pungent, the action (on and off the diamond) involving. A solid, rewarding story. —K.

Finalist, 1992 Edgar Allan Poe Award, Juvenile Category (Mystery Writers of America)
Children''s Choices for 1992 (IRA/CBC)

Finding Buck McHenry

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
      Publication Date: 30/01/1993
      ISBN13: 9780064404693, 978-0064404693
      ISBN10: 0064404692

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Daydreamer Jason, 11, has just been [dropped] from his Little League team. Seeking solace at the baseball-card shop, he makes a startling hypothesis: ''Buck McHenry,'' star pitcher [of the Negro Leagues], could be school custodian Mack Henry. Mr. Henry''s identity, in doubt through much of the book, provides a mystery, a bittersweet revelation, and a satisfyingly dramatic denouement. The characterizations are pungent, the action (on and off the diamond) involving. A solid, rewarding story. —K.

      Finalist, 1992 Edgar Allan Poe Award, Juvenile Category (Mystery Writers of America)
      Children''s Choices for 1992 (IRA/CBC)

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