Blog 4: The Batboy

I have just finished reading my book "The Batboy"! I personally think it was a great book in all. At the end of the book, Hank Bishop's career is coming to a close, but he is still shy of his 500th home run of his career. After one of the games, Brian's mom had decided to invite him over for dinner. Brian felt awkward but then realized that is was pretty much like old times when his dad used to be there. After dinner, Brian showed Hank a video of him earlier in the season and how he was batting before he broke into his horrific slump. As soon as they finished talking over and learning about his mistakes, Hank fixed it and ended up hitting his 500th home run at the game where Brian's mom actually attended. In the final few pages, Brian's little league team also had a big game. It was the game to go to state, and Brian had won the game for them. He hit a walk off home run, making it his first ever home run in little league, and took his team to state. He knew his mom was there, but what he didn't know was that his idol, Hank Bishop was also there. Unlike his father, Hank Bishop was there for Brian as soon as they clicked, and he was there to see his first ever home run. And that is how the story had ended.

After reading the book I think the theme of the book is that there is always someone out there for you. By that I mean that there is always that one special person who is there for you and is always there to have your book. I think this is the theme because throughout the story, Brian was talking about how his father is never there but how Hank is always there when he needs him. An example from the story is when Brian is talking with his mom and says "I feel like Hank is by my side more than dad. I feel like Hank is the one person who has my back." This clearly proves that the theme, someone is always there for you, can be related to what was happening in the book.