The Big Field by Mike Lupica: Review by Jacob I.

The Big Field, by Mike Lupica, is a book about a boy named Keith Hutchinson. His nickname to his friends is Hutch and he plays shortstop for the 17 and under Florida Cardinals. He usually is with his best friend Cody Cullen who plays second base. Darryl Williams comes to the team and he is known as the best second baseman around. He can hit the ball as far as a missile shoots out of a tank in mid-war.

The Cardinals were up against the Braves with their star play, Man-Up Manning. He is a giant 16 year old. The Cardinals are the youngest team in the league. When Hutch was elected as team captain, Darryl was furious he wasn’t awarded because he thought he was by far the best. So during their next practice they decided to run what they call "extreme infield" . When the biggest kid on the team, Brett Conner’s, was running to second base on a routine ground ball to Darryl, he purposely delayed the throw so Brett would hit Hutch. Darryl’s plan worked and Hutch landed straight on his right shoulder. But he was okay after a while. Then he was at practice a couple of weeks later when the coach had two words to say to him, "Roger Dean", which is the Marlins home field where he'd be playing in the world series. What will happen, who will win?

I recommend this book for anyone who likes action. It is a great book and I loved it.





From Jacob Ingram