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Finding Buck McHenry — Content Guide for Parents

By Alfred SloteHarper CollinsISBN 9780064404693256 pages
Finding Buck McHenry

Found in this book

  • Race & cultureSupporting

Not found

  • Violence
  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

"Daydreamer Jason, 11, has just been [dropped] from his Little League team. Seeking solace at the baseball-card shop, he makes a startling hypothesis: 'Buck McHenry,' star pitcher [of the Negro Leagues], could be school custodian Mack Henry. Mr. Henry's identity, in doubt through much of the book, provides a mystery, a bittersweet revelation, and a satisfyingly dramatic denouement. The characterizations are pungent, the action (on and off the diamond) involving. A solid, rewarding story." —K.

Finalist, 1992 Edgar Allan Poe Award, Juvenile Category (Mystery Writers of America)
Children's Choices for 1992 (IRA/CBC)

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Finding Buck McHenry appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The story centres on a former Negro Leagues pitcher and brings in the history of segregated baseball and how black players were overlooked.

  • Does Finding Buck McHenry have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Finding Buck McHenry have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Finding Buck McHenry have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Finding Buck McHenry have race & culture?

    Found (Supporting): The story centres on a former Negro Leagues pitcher and brings in the history of segregated baseball and how black players were overlooked.

  • Does Finding Buck McHenry have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Finding Buck McHenry have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Finding Buck McHenry have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Finding Buck McHenry have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Finding Buck McHenry have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.