by Bill Cosby
First published 1999
Little Bill steps onto the baseball diamond expecting tryouts to be a formality. Second base has always been his position, and he assumes the coach will place him there again this season. His certainty crumbles when a skilled girl arrives to compete for the same spot. She handles ground balls smoothly and turns double plays with impressive precision. Little Bill watches her performance and realizes his position is no longer guaranteed. The tryout becomes a real contest that challenges everything he believed about his place on the team. He faces his fears about losing the role he considered his own. The experience teaches Little Bill that earning a spot requires demonstrating skill, not relying on past performance or assumptions about who should play where.
Genres: family-life, contemporary, sports
Vibes: emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, found-family
40 pages · Paperback · Cartwheel