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 __Persuasive Letter Book Review__

Dear Reader,

Smash! The sound of the bat hitting the ball for a home run, this is the sound that you will imagine when you read this book. The book that I am recommending to you is __The Big Field__ by Mike Lupica. The Big Field is an exciting book that always makes you want to keep reading and never put the book down. It is an amazing story about a boy and baseball and his dream to make a big game in his life. I am recommending this book to you because it is an action-packed, exciting book about baseball and it always keeps you reading because there is always a problem that the main character needs to solve.

Keith (Hutch) Hutchinson lives in Boynton Beach, Florida where it is very hot and humid. He’s playing on his summer league baseball team, and he is an amazing short stop. But Hutch’s problem is a boy named Daryl who is better then Hutch which forces him to play second base and Daryl takes the role of shortstop. However, that is not Hutch’s only problem, he has another one with his dad. His dad was a very good ball player, and he did many outstanding things in his career, but he was told he wasn’t good enough to make the big leagues. Hutch’s father gave up baseball and he also gave up on Hutch’s baseball dream, but Hutch wants him to believe in him and help him. __The Big Field__  tells the story of how Hutch has to fix his problems with Daryl and his dad, but still has to help his Boynton Beach Cardinals win the state championships. The plot of this makes it interesting because there is always a problem Hutch has to work out, and you get to read what decisions he makes. However some of his decisions are not so good and make the problems worse. There is always a twist to each problem and even when you think he will fix the problem, something causes it to turn around. This plot makes this book a excellent read.

In addition to the plot, the main character Hutch makes this book even better because of his actions and his astonishing personality. Hutch is a very stupendous baseball player, and he is also a polite and kind kid too. His personality shows him to be a very polite young man who never lies and is very amiable most of the time. What I liked about the character Hutch in this book is Hutch was none as a really nice kid who never gets in trouble, but Hutch has problems to deal with that makes him act differently then he would usually. I enjoyed reading about what Hutch thought at times and how he felt, because he will make you feel different emotions when you read __The Big Field__ . Hutch makes the book more amusing because in most books the main character acts the same a lot, but since Hutch changes actions a lot through out the book it makes the book flabbergasting and you don’t want to put it down.

There is just a few more things I would like to tell you about this impressive book so you want to read it. Mike Lupica didn’t just write this book to tell a story about baseball, he also wrote this book to tell a lesson that even the best of us forget sometimes. The theme of this book is to be happy and see how lucky you are with what you have, don’t always want more. Hutch is a really good kid and he even forgot this lesson, which makes the book a lot more fascinating and better to read. Something that made this book stand out from most other sport books is that this book doesn’t just tell a story about a kid trying to win a championship, it also tells a story about problems outside of baseball. Through out the book you are always wondering how Hutch’s baseball team is going to do, but what makes the book really good is that most of the time you question how he is going to fix the problem with his dad which is more dramatic and makes the story a whole lot better.

Without a doubt you are wanting to read __The Big Field__  now after everything I have told you. This book is a fantastic book about a very interesting kid and how he tries to fulfill his baseball dream, and more importantly his dream about him and his dad. Truly the character, plot and theme make the book an awesome read to everyone, not just sport lovers. Ultimately, I hope you are going to the library right now to get this book and start reading the amazing story about Hutch!