Thursday, September 15, 2011
Baseball Saved Us
We read the book Baseball Saved Us, by Ken Mochizuki this week. It was about a boy's experience growing up on a Japanese Internment camp during World War II. He learns a lot about acceptance and confidence as he proves himself on the baseball field. What do you think about the book and the author?
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ReplyDeleteI thought the athur was very descriptived. The baseball saved us reminds me of a lot of things. One it connects because you can be stuck in situations like that too. I also proud of that boy for never giving up and staying strong no matter what anybody says.
I liked the book baseball saved us, it was kind of sad but it was really good!
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i loved the book baseball saved us because it was really sad how it happend and it was also happy that he won the game!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteWell I thought this book was very thought out and that the authur felt lik the boy. He really put his feelings into his writing you could feel his frustration as the gard watched him.
I could see a visual of his face and i could hear the croud roaring, and how he kind of zoomed out all the noise as he stared at the gard.
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I love the book baseball saved us because it was really sad book and on how it happend but in the end it was a happy ending!!
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I think the book is a rather tragic expirence for the people who lived through it. I think the author had to live through this or one of his relitives because he sounds emotionaly attached to this who time period.
I thought that the book was kind of cool because the guy was watching from the tower and smiled when the boy hit the home run
ReplyDeleteI love this book soooo much even if it is sad but all but... it dose get happy the sad... and then happy!! what i think about the author well i wasnt to read mor books by this author
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I thought it was cool that when he was put under the most presher when he got home-runs then his whole team came up to him and held him in the air that was my favorite part of the book
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I thought that the author is uniqe with words and the book is sad but then happy
I would hate to be him from how he grew up.
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I think the authur was very descriptiv and had alot of voice.It reminds me of when I played baseballbecause I got a homerun.
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i think this book is sad and good at the same time. i think the author did a really good job and was very descriptive i had alot of predictions throughout the story.
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I thaught that this book was a good peice of historical fiction, and thare should be more like it.
hey amd y do u love this book i know its excalent but its sad amh b1 # 10
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ReplyDeleteThe author of Baseball Saved Us was very descriptive and i was surprised that the guard was happy for the boy when he hit the ball because you would imagine a guard being mean not nice.
This is dj im writing because this book is awsome because it was awsome when hit the ball i wonder if they have it for a movie or like it
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I think that the author was very descriptive and didnt repeat a lot of words.He used many different descriptive words not all of the same ones. I think the book was great and kinda sad because being at that camp would be frustrated and scary. I believed in the boy the whole time!!!
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This book was A-MAZ-ING! It's rude how he was innocent and was sent to a prison in the middle of nowhere. I wonder how people treated him after all this. I'm proud of how he wasn't listening to the haters.I'd never be able to do it with all the peer presure. Like how I tried out for a musical and didn't make it because of peer preasure. Let them go hating but don't let them change you. If anyone tries to change you just say NO! And if anyone makes fun of you...(I came up with this. ) say, If your opinion mattered to me I would be offened. You show your pride kid! Wow...I'm acting like an adult. It doesn't matter if you are black or white Michael Jackson said. :3 You be who you wanna be! :D :D :D I love his spirit. Wait..I'm acting like I'm talking to him..IS that a good thing? Oh well, to me it is!
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I think the boy in this story is very brave,i know if I were him I would just a bit more worried about where I am!Im very shy to people I dont know,so I probably would not be brave enough to have even participated in baseball!
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SMO:):) I totally agree! He should be proud. I couldn't do that!
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ReplyDeleteThe author of Baseball Saved Us was very descriptive.I was surprised that the guard was happy for the boy because you would think that a guard would be mean.
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I dont like the way that they trapped up innocent people. They could have put them somewhere where living is more substainable
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I would choose Emily V.,because she is my best friend!we love to make each other laugh,we love to make up new things.I always make funny faces at her so she will laugh till her face becomes red!
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my I think it was was a good book.and I loved the part wen the the kid hit the home run. And i think it is sad that we put inisint people into a internment camp.
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I like this book and the author is a very good writer.
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I like this book because it has a lot to do with baseball a lot.
I really liked this book, I could visilize it very easily. I'm so happy that you read that book to us.Thanks so much Mrs.heim!
ReplyDeleteI really liked the book because the author was very discriptive. I really enjoyed the book!!!
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I really admire his bravery!!!
He went in when under a LOT of preasure,
everyone was putting preasure on him to hit the
ball and he did!
he could have missed and been made fun of a LOT!!!
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It was a good book...
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My post was the one that said..."I really like this book,and im really happy that Mrs.Heim read 'Baseball saved us!',THANKS SO MUCH Mrs.Heim!!!
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It was a good book. This book was so good because, it explains how the people who were locked up in basically a jail type thing had fun. And for fun they played baseballl. People they knew and wernt locked up they send them bats, uniforms, balls, and baseball mits!
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Heres what I think about the book and the author. I think the book is an inspiring story because it tells you that you can do anything even when you dont belive that you can.
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It was unfair that they treated him that way just because he was Japanese! This just goes to show that even though you look different we're all the same! :D
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I think that since they built the baseball feild the kid or as I call him, Timmy, has got a lot better at baseball.
I like the book because when he gets mad he doesn't yell he gets better.
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I thought "Baseball Saved Us" was really good! I enjoyed it alot!! The author is a very good writer. He is good at discribing what its like at the camp. It didn't sound very fun at all! But at least they got to enjoy what they loved most, Baseball! I hope other people enjoyed the book as much as I did!:)
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I like how he got really brave.
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ReplyDeleteI thought that this book was also very thought through. I loved the detail and the beautiful melody that sweep through the words. What I mean by saying that is that the peaces wording really went together.Its like you could see the kids eyes widing as the ball shot threw the air like a rocet.
Over all it was very well thought out and it put very disciptive images in your head.
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ReplyDeleteWow JMD!! You are so right,I couldnt of said it better my self! you wording was amazing. Great disciption of the book!!!
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i agree with you to JMD because it is a verry insprying story
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