oral report

1. Charlie Simon

3. Genre Realistic Fiction Yankee Stadium Baseball Bronx Little League World Series

4. 3rd Person Omniscient Narrator knows Protagonists’ thoughts. “He wanted Manny to come walking right around that corner now, Michael knowing that all he had to do was give Manny a look and his friend would know he needed help, as though Michael had sent an instant-message right into his brain” Pg. 113

5. Michael Arroyo 13 years old Star pitcher Cuban immigrant

6. Conflicts One of the main external conflicts. Michaels father died. Michael and his brother, Carlos, are left alone in the Bronx. Carlos is 17, not yet old enough to be a guardian of Michael. Social Services cannot find out about Michael and Carlos or they both will be sent to a foster home.

7. Theme I believe that the theme of the story is to never give up and never let anyone get you down.

8. Something More My something extra is a little bit of information about the author. Became a columnist covering the Knicks for the New York Post at age 23. Has been writing about sports for the past 30 years. For the past 15 years he has been a TV anchor for ESPN’s The Sports Reporters. Also wrote Travel Team and Miracle of 49th Street.