Miracle at the Plate

by Matt Christopher

Book Overview

A classic sports story from bestselling author Matt Christopher.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B001IN7ZME
• ISBN13: 9780316139267
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 129 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Look it's Miracle at the plate

Do you have problems with your fielding? Skeeter does. Everytime a fly ball comes his way he falls or miss judges were the ball is going to land. There is one thing that Skeeter is really, really good at! He can hit real well. In fact he is so great that he is the best hitter in his league. He almost always hits a home run or something else that is awesome. Matt Christopher calls this book Miracle At The Plate. If you are interested in sports books then read his books. They're outstanding! Once I picked up one of his books I couldn't put it down! The setting of this book is baseball field. Matt Christopher also writes sports books for girl's like volleyball. Many of Matt Christopher's books have won awards. Matt Christopher can think up of so many different characters. He has a different character for every book that he ever wrote! Matt Christopher seems to get the readers attention by always having an awesome title and a great review. For example in the story he tells how Skeeter is afraid to slide. This book shows people that you should not be scared to slide into home or any other base. People get scared because they think that they might get hurt. You know in every book there's a weak spot. The weak spot in this book is when Skeeter goes to his cousin's house because I think that it goes off topic a little. I think that after you read this book you're going to want to read another and another. Also you would then probably encourage your friends who like to watch baseball. Then they would encourage their friends and so and so on. I would recommend this book to any one who likes baseball. A strong point in this book is when they play baseball games because it is so exciting.

How differences can make you stronger.

In the book,Miracle at the Plate, by Matt Christopher a boy named Skeeter was the best hitter on the Barracudas grasshopper baseball team. The problem is Skeeter can't play the infield, because he cant't catch anything. Tommy, Skeeter's rival is the second best baseball player in the league and is trying to take over Skeeters place. Alan, the best infielder on the Deerslayers and Skeeters cousin, come together and pratice together to teach each other their best skills and leave Tommy in the dust. Matt Christopher brings together a variety of different players on rival teams to make the grasshopper little league baseball team the best in the state. Matt Christopher loves to write about baseball in my opinion. This book is worth reading for people who love baseball. Christoper writes all about different types of kids that have different skills in baseball and tries to make them the best.

Good Book

The book I read is called Miracle at the Plate.It's about a boy named Skeeter Miracle who can hit real well, having the best hitting average in the league.The only thing is he can't field and looks like a clown in the outfield. A second string player named Tommy gives it his best shot to steal Skeeter's spot. Tensions between the two get worse when Skeeter accidently injures Tommy's pet dog Pancho. Will Tommy steal Skeeter's spot?This book is a fun baseball book.I really enjoyed this book.

Helps you overcome fears of hurting yourself while sliding.

This book is a good book about baseball. It is cool and as a baseball player and someone who hates sliding into home, it helps me.