Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid

By Walter Dean Myers

Book Overview

An ALA Notable Children's Book from the award-winning author of Monster in which "wit, sensitivity, and insight [are combined] to create this funny, fast-paced story about three orphaned children and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440403960
• ISBN13: 9780440403968
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Me,Mop,And The Moondance Kid

T.J. and his older brother new each other there hole life and they grow up in Dominican Academy it is a home for the orphans Moondance was adapted when he was 10 years old and Moondance cam play baseball and so he try's out for a team and he is so good that he makes the team. I like the book because it is about orphans and how they can be good at something in life and people just think that they are no good and they can not do anything in life and this book tells you that orphans are good at some things.

Freddy's Review

This book is about three kids that are orphans on a baseball team called the Elks. The kids are TJ, Mop, and the Moondance Kid. TJ and Moondance got adopted by the Jacksons. But Mop still did not get adopted. So Mop thinks that Marla, the wife of the coach, Jim Kennedy, wants to adopt her. Marla becomes the coach of the Elks and Mop needs to be a good baseball player to get adopted. TJ gets in a fight with Rocky because he beats up his brother Moondance. TJ got beat up by Rocky real bad. The Elks team is in the playoffs and TJ is a bad player for baseball. TJ gets hit in the back with the baseball and he got to walk. They won the playoffs and Mop got adopted by Marla.

Izie's Review

This book...umm...I would say this book was OK. This was like OK because like I really hated the writing. I could not really read the writing. But the baseball team was cool, they are champions. And the happy part was that Mop, Moondance, and T.J. all got adopted. The sad part was that Moondance and T.J. got beat up by Rocky! I really like Taffy. He's cool. Well, there is my opinion.

Speedy's Review

I give this book four stars because some of the parts in the book were confusing. I also think the author had bad grammar. But it still was a good book. I think T.J. was the worst player because he made a lot of errors. Mop was good because she hit a lot of singles. Moondance was a good pitcher because he throws strikes now. In the end I am glad they won. That's why I give this book four stars.

Me, Mop and the Moondance Kid

Part TwoThe Homerun AdoptionThe Beginning was about how Mop, Moondance and TJ got their names. It was also about how they helped Mop get adopted. They tried so many ways, and then they came up with putting Mop on the Elks baseball team so she can impress the coach so she can be adopted. In the middle of the Novel TJ gets in a fight with Rocky the cat, Rocky punches TJ in the face and nose. Then Miss Sally finally decides to grab a box and trap Rocky in the box so that she doesn't fight with rocky again. After that was taken care of TJ and his team get ready for the game against the Pumas'.In the end Saturday came and it was time for the game against the Pumas'. It was the last ending when TJ fires a curve ball. Strike 1, 2, 3, you're out said the referee. In the end the victory went to the Elks, and Mop got adopted by the coach.I think this novel was magnificent book to read and l liked it. The reason I like it was Because It was adventures and it had lot of excitement and I am a person who likes to be active and very athletic.