Bat Boy: My True Life Adventures Coming of Age with the New York Yankees Audiobook

" I enjoyed this book. It was a quick read for a good chuckle. Kind of written on an adolescent level, but still good. "

" This is a fun book! There are a few drinking references that I would have preferred to have skipped, but we used them for discussion points. We loved the laugh out loud sections of this book! It's a great read aloud! "

" This book is the first book in the series that included Newbery Winner A Year Down Yonder. They are both similar. "

" I teach middle school, so I read several young adult books. This series is hilarious! "

" I gave this to my mother to read, who in turn gave it to her mother to read. So, everyone in my family really enjoyed it! "

" A children's book but it was a nice book and it only took me a day to read it. "

" Wonderfully written characters coupled with a random collection of events. Cheery and heartwarming! "

" This is a perfect book to read out loud to your high school students! "

" Amusing portrayal of live in Depression-era midwest. The grandmother clearly shows there is no black/white of good/bad. Made me want to read the sequel. "

" Very entertaining. Started with a laugh and ended with a smile. "

" I loved every minute of this book. It's just a good time the whole way through. "

" I had to read this for a children's Lit class, and I found it quite amusing. "

" This is a fun, light book. I can see why this is a Newberry Honor Book. Richard Peck's writing style is delightful. His characters truly endear themselves to you in this heart-warming, funny story. "

" Loved the grandma character! Another fun read to discuss with my kids. We all enjoyed this book! "

" 3.5 stars. Read with Maggie. Entertaining but not as good as the other books we've been reading. Though the last chapter made the whole book for me; very touching. "

" Fun, light reading and a must read for Yankee fans! "

" Richard Peck is a good author. I wasn't fond of historical fiction until I read some of his books. Very humorous. "

" i though it was so funny,it had good and clean. "

" If you're a baseball fan, this is a great behind the scene look at baseball, as seen by a teen-aged batboy in the early 90s with the Yankees. I'm a Yankee fan, so it was especially interesting to find out which players were nice and who weren't. "

" #67 on SLJ Top 100 Children's Novels Poll - fun stories for kids "

" A thoroughly enjoyable book about 2 teenagers who spent time at their grandmothers farm. It's not the kids who are the problem, but Grandma! I laughed and laughed. "

" This book is delightful.Rachell recommended it and it is a quick read. I felt the same kind of delight that I felt while I read Cold Sassy Tree. Perhaps this is a good companion piece to that book. "

" This boo was inspiring. It was about a boy who's dream was to be a bat boy and he did it but through out the book he struggle to mix school with work. "

" A really fun children's novel. "

" This was next on my list of Newbery reads... what a fun and zany grandma! "

" A very entertaining read. I laughed out loud and I loved the grandmother. "

" Book on CD. I have read this book several times and wanted to have Autumn listen to it, too. She was not as enthralled as Darren and I were by the stories. The grandma is wonderful, and you really grow to love her. Just a great book. "

" Matthew McGough's story of his two years as a Yankee batboy. I liked the insight into life inside the clubhouse. I also enjoyed his honesty about himself. "

" Somewhat of a slow book. It took me a while because I wasnt into it that much. "

" I feel as though I have visited a different time. A better time. I somehow feel like I know my own grandmother better for having read this book. I can't say enough good things about it. Clean, endearing, funny, insightful, we learn more from what isn't said. "

" Liked it. Would be a very fun read aloud for 8-12 year olds. Or even older. This grandma is hilarious and very unconventional - you never know what she will do next. "

" This is a perfect book to read out loud to your high school students! "

" May 2011 Book Club Book-I enjoyed this light-hearted collection of stories about Joey and Mary Alice's visits to Grandma's every summer. "

" This book was too funny. I would have loved spending my summers with Grandma Dowdel. Fun characters and full of laughs. "

" All I can say is when I get older, I want to be just like Grandma Dowdell. She is one of the best characters ever written! "

" I actually like this book better than the sequel. It was a fun book. "

" I really enjoyed this book. To me, the grandma's character was surprising as most grandmas I know of don't do what this grandma does. Peck writes in a way that allows you to experience this surprise along with the characters in the book. "

" If you want to read a fun, funny book, I recommend this one. A boy and his kid sister visit their grandma for a week each summer. She spices up their life with her crazy schemes! I want to be this kind of grandma! "

" A fun book to read to your grandchildren! "

" A wonderful step back in time that enchanted me. "

" We are reading it for school. :l "

" Grandma Dowdell is one of my most favorite characters in literature! She is my fourth grade teacher. "

" Terrific book. Any baseball fan would enjoy the stories McGough tells. Everything you thought about being a batboy and more. "

" I read this book in one night. The only thing I can say is that I'm highly jealous of the author!!!! "

" Just finished this book, and it was a great time to read it considering it had firsthand accounts of George Steinbrenner and Bob Sheppard. The Boss gives the author a scholarship for college. "

" Good book, fun to read about the Yankees behind the scenes. A couple of things were disappointing to see, from a fan perspective. "

" Good summer reading. Light but interesting description of life behind the scenes in an MLB clubhouse "

" A Yankee fan must read! "