Wild Pitch (novel)
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Wild Pitch is a 1980 novel
for children by Matt Christopher
.
The story revolves around a boy who feels uncomfortable about girls playing baseball
. When one of his pitches accidentally strikes a girl in the head, he feels guilt
y and begins to reconsider his feelings.
After visiting her several times in the hospital, and visiting her at her home, he begins to become friends with the young girl. The story follows them as they begin to become friends, respect one another and then eventually face off one more time on the baseball field.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
for children by Matt Christopher
Matt Christopher
Matthew "Matt" Christopher was an author of children's books, born in Bath, Pennsylvania, the oldest of nine children...
.
The story revolves around a boy who feels uncomfortable about girls playing baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. When one of his pitches accidentally strikes a girl in the head, he feels guilt
Guilt
Guilt is the state of being responsible for the commission of an offense. It is also a cognitive or an emotional experience that occurs when a person realizes or believes—accurately or not—that he or she has violated a moral standard, and bears significant responsibility for that...
y and begins to reconsider his feelings.
After visiting her several times in the hospital, and visiting her at her home, he begins to become friends with the young girl. The story follows them as they begin to become friends, respect one another and then eventually face off one more time on the baseball field.