Building a Team: A Baseball Buddies Story

When Luis joins his new baseball team, the Manatees, things seem hopeless atfirst. Some of his new teammates— including “loud and obnoxious” home-runslugger Jimmie—are mean to him or to each other. His new coach doesn’t tell theplayers everything to do like his old coach did. And some of the Manatees seemmore interested in goofing off than in working hard. Then Coach Joe makes Luisteam captain. Will Luis rise to the challenge? Can he get the Manatees to balanceworking hard and having fun? Will he help his teammates learn to be friends ratherthan compete?Baseball Buddies explores the power of working together, what it takes to build ateam, and the lasting friendships that form on the baseball field.