Finding Buck McHenry

Eleven-year-old Jason, believing the school custodian Mack Henry to be Buck McHenry, a famous pitcher from the old Negro League, tries to enlist him as a coach for his Little League team by revealing his identity to the world.

Children's Books

Slote, Alfred

Literature & Fiction

Harpercollins Childrens Books

"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)

Harpercollins

Rabbit Ears

Fifteen-year-old pitcher Tip O'Hara considers giving up baseball after he is continually taunted by opposing teams about his large "rabbit ears"

Trophy Pr

Paul Mather's a pitcher -- a really good one. His off speed pitch is enough to bowl a kid backward, and his fast ball is pure smoke. There isn't anything he can't throw, from sliders, change-ups, and sinkers to a mean curve ball that breaks at just the right moment. He's pitched no-hitters and perfect games. To Paul, pitching is what you live for and why you live. 
Lately, though, Paul hasn't been allowed to do much of anything, much less play ball. He's got leukemia, and it's put him into the hospital several times already. His parents are so worried, they've forbidden him to play the game he loves so much. They're afraid that if Paul strains himself his illness may come back a final time...and maybe even take his life.
But Paul is a winner. His team needs him, and he won't give up without a fight. Paul Mather is determined to pitch every inning...to keep playing baseball, and to keep hanging tough, no matter what the odds.

Hang Tough, Paul Mather (A Harper Trophy Book)

Clone Catcher

HarperCollins, Publishers

My Robot Buddy

‘At last, a science fiction story for younger readers!’ —BL.‘On Jack Jameson’s 10th birthday, his family gives him a robot that can do everything Jack can do—and more.’ —Publishers Weekly. ‘The fun lies mostly in Slote’s easygoing depiction of parents discomfited by the arrival of a perfect son." —K. 
 1981 Nene Award (Hawaii)

Action & Adventure

My Trip to Alpha I

Traveling by VOYA-CODE, it takes Jack only a few seconds to get to the planet where his aunt lives, six million light years away. Jack has gone to Alpha I to help his aunt move to Earth. But Aunt Katherine is acting very strangely, not like herself at all. And Frank and Ruth Arbo, the couple who manage her fantastically wealthy mining company, seem downright sinister. What on Earth-or Alpha I -- is going on?

Jack and his robot buddy, Danny One, set off for the planet Janus to rescue the young King Paul from his conniving uncle.

Trouble on Janus

Slothe, Alfred

When eleven-year-old Robby takes drastic steps to stop his widowered father from developing a new love interest, his friend Beth has to step in and help him come to terms with the situation.

A Friend Like That

Moving in

Eleven-year old Robbie and his thirteen-year-old sister, Peggy, involve themselves in some elaborate schemes to discourage their widowed father's budding romance and to persuade him to move back to their old hometown.

Harper&Row

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Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry

Rabbit Ears

Hang Tough, Paul Mather (A Harper Trophy Book)

Clone Catcher

My Robot Buddy

My Trip to Alpha I

Trouble on Janus

A Friend Like That

Moving in