BALL HAWK Short Story by Joseph Bruchac

what Uncle Tommy Fox said on the day

it started me thinking

to throw in my glove

The characters behave in believable ways.

The setting could not exist in the real world.

The dialogue uses everyday language.

Animals are important characters in the story.

is told from an omniscient point of view

is about events that could happen in real life

is written in chronological order

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It flusters him to be on the field knowing his father cannot see him play.

It makes him feel insecure about his athletic abilities.

It forces him to consider his role batting on the baseball team.

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They help Mitchell practice baseball.

They represent the memories of Mitchell’s home run.

They catch Mitchell’s ball during the baseball game.

They interfere with Mitchell’s training plans.

He realizes baseball is important to him because it helps him make friends.

He realizes baseball is important to him because it helps him connect to his father.

He realizes he wants to quit the baseball team because he does not enjoy playing.

He is trying to learn more about Mitchell and his mom.

He is dedicated to watching and helping Mitchell.

He went to the game because Mitchell asked him to.

Robbie almost cracked my ribs when he came running out from shortstop to hug me.

Whenever I threw up in the locker room before I went out on the mat to wrestle, I usually ended up doing good.

Instead of the usual heavy feeling of hopeless despair, I was feeling sick to my stomach.