The Kid from Tomkinsville

This book is about a young man from Tomkinsville, Connecticut named Roy Tucker. His parents are deceased and he lives with his grandmother on a farm. Roy is an avid baseball player. One day while Roy was pitching on his local baseball team, a professional scout spotted him and brought him to spring practice and the big leagues. With help from the Dodgers veteran catcher, Dave Leonard, Roy realizes that he has a tremendous amount of hard work ahead of him to become a pitcher for thr Brooklyn Dodgers. As Roy begins to prove himself worthy to play for the Dodgers, a freak acident threatens his hopes and dreams to lead his team to victory. Roy never loses his faith in himself and batted his way to success and fame. Two main characters in the book are Roy Tucker and Dave Leonard. Roy Tucker is a country boy from Connecticut with a very special pitching talent. When he arrives in the big leagues, he is overwhelmed by the luxuries of baseball. Dave Leonard is the Brooklyn Dodgers verteran catcher. Roy's success would not have been possible if he was not guided by Dave. During this book, I used the process of visualization and determing the importance. I enjoyed this book because I am a big fan of baseball. This book was written by John R Tunis.