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Plot Summary of The Kid Who Only Hit Homers
"Sylvester is a fanatic about the game of baseball. But he wasn't a very impressive player. That was until he met George Baruth. The man taught him how to play the game to the best of his abilities. He started hitting homers at every opportunity? But who is this mysterious Mr. Baruth? Does his name have anything to do with George (the Babe) Herman Ruth, the greatest baseball player ever?"
Matt O'Keefe, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Kind of sport: - baseball
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Sports Story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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