Review of
Clutch
Hitter!, by Clair Bee
Four out of five stars
This book
follows the Chip Hilton formula as developed by Clair Bee. In this one, Chip
Hilton is on his summer break at the end of his junior year at Valley Falls
High School. When he is given the opportunity to work a summer job at hard
labor and play on the company baseball team in an industrial league, Chip jumps
at the chance.
He is literally
a boy among men, hard men with muscles and experience using them. Chip must
prove that he is willing to hold up his side of the work and merge with the
team. He must also navigate some inappropriate behavior that casts him in a bad
light. Of course, Chip manages to prove himself and get the clutch hit to win
the big game at the end.
The formula for
the Chip Hilton stories is a set of difficult situations that he must face in
order to emerge as a hero in some form at the end. This story follows that
formula, but it is told well enough so that even if you have read several books
in the series, it keeps your interest.
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