Home of the Brave (Sluggers Series #6)
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The final inning for the Payne kids and their magic baseball! Can the Travelin' Nine bring it home?Children's LiteratureIn this the sixth and final book of the "Sluggers" series (formerly called "Barnstormers), the Travelin' Nine barnstormers return home to Baltimore where they discover that Guy Payne is alive. He tells his family how he was captured, then escaped and remained in hiding from the Chancellor. Now there is a game to be played in Baltimore, but the Chancellor has the magical baseball. The family and members of the team are keeping a close eye on Graham, for they fear the Chancellor will try to kidnap him. With Griffith at his side, Guy defeats the Chancellor in an exciting battle in the bay. Magical, mystical events intertwine with the baseball action. Now that the series is at an end, the issue of what happened to that special baseball must be addressed. Bildner and Long must have had a lot of fun as they resolved the issue by getting the ball into the hands of a youngster from the streets of Baltimore named George Ruth. The map in the front of the book is a helpful visual for readers who have been following the Travelin' Nine as they traversed the United States. Since the "Star-Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key in Baltimore, it was a logical choice for the magical events of the game. However, within the story it was referred to as the national anthem. What's more, at the game there was a ceremony celebrating the anniversary of the national anthem. While 1899 was the seventy-fifth anniversary of the composition, the anthem was selected by the U.S. Navy for official use in 1899. It did not become the national anthem until 1931. This is unfortunate, for the old-fashioned melodrama series has been fun to follow. Long's charcoal illustrations interspersed throughout the story are just right for helping the reader picture the time period. Reviewer: Sharon Salluzzo
CHAPTER 1 - THE LETTERCHAPTER 2 - TRAVELING DOWN THE OHIO RIVERCHAPTER 3 - MY JOURNAL, BY RUBY PAYNECHAPTER 4 - UNABLE TO SLEEPCHAPTER 5 - ON THE STREETS OF LOUISVILLECHAPTER 6 - THE RIVER CITY SHOWDOWNCHAPTER 7 - CHURCHILL DOWNSCHAPTER 8 - STUNNED DISBELIEFCHAPTER 9 - THE GAME BEGINSCHAPTER 10 - THE RUBE WADDELL SHOWCHAPTER 11 - HORSES, HORSES, EVERYWHERE!CHAPTER 12 - LEARNED IN LOUISVILLECHAPTER 13 - BEN BRUSH!CHAPTER 14 - COMING BACK!CHAPTER 15 - THE NINTH INNING...CHAPTER 16 - NOW OR NEVERCHAPTER 17 - THREE OUTS TO GOCHAPTER 18 - THE VICTORY BURGOOCHAPTER 19 - SCRIBE SHARESCHAPTER 20 - THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH
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