Who’s The Great Bambino? Scotty Smalls is clueless, but in order to fit into the new neighborhood his mom and stepdad move to he pretends to know. The neighborhood kids are serious baseball players and Smalls gets the chance to join their team. Unfortunately, due to his ignorance on The Great Bambino his life goes from good to worse and he and his teammates scramble to right a big time baseball WRONG!
Discussion:
- Who or what gets Smalls into baseball?
- Why does Benny give Smalls a chance? How does he help Smalls?
- How do the neighborhood kids bond? What keeps their friendship strong?
- Is teamwork important? How do the kids overcome The Beast?
- What was your favorite sandlot moment?
Love baseball? Try these awesome young adult books about the classic American sport:
Heat by Mike Lupica
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The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter
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Heart of a Champion by Carl Deuker
Cover art link: booksamillion
And heck, want more movies dealing with kids and baseball? Check out:
Rookie of the Year
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