Free Baseball


Free Baseball is a children's novel by Sue Corbett, first published in 2006.

Plot summary

Felix is a Cuban boy who came to the USA with his mother when he was three years old. He has a passion for baseball and wins two tickets to a minor-league baseball game via a radio competition. Going to the game with his babysitter, they become separated when Felix learns that the opposing team has a Cuban player, believing that he might be able to share information about Felix's father, a famous baseball player on the Cuban national team who stayed behind when Felix and his mother emigrated.

Development

Corbett had the idea for the book after an incident at a baseball game when she became separated from her daughter Karina and was able to find her as all of the children were wearing the cok team shirts.

Reception

School Library Journal described the novel as an "engaging, well-written story with a satisfying ending." The [Topeka Capital-Journal] called it a "wonderful mix of self-discovery and baseball." Kids Reads thought that Felix was a "richly drawn character".

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