Strike Three! (Chip Hilton Sports) [Paperback]

Clair Bee (Author), Randall K. Farley (Editor), Cynthia Bee Farley (Editor), Bob Knight (Author), Senator Dan Coats (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1998 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Chip Hilton Sports (Book 3)

When Chip Hilton learns the reason for the animosity shown him by two other members of the baseball team, he finds a way to overcome the problem.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 211 pages
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805418164
• ISBN-13: 978-0805418163
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,175,864 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chip still is a winner, January 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Strike Three! (Chip Hilton Sports) (Paperback)

Things don't change much in 50 years. This book still works with kids and adults. I like the new updates-just enough to make it contemporary. It would be a great gift for Little League friends and families.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Chip Hilton Story!, November 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Strike Three! (Chip Hilton Sports) (Paperback)

Strike Three! offers great baseball action but, more importantly, it's a story about friendship, courage, and learning to extend our hands to others. Chip bridges the gap between the South and the West sides of Valley Falls with courage, faith, and friendship.

5.0 out of 5 stars Because it is about more than sports, it is one of the best books of juvenile sports fiction, August 26, 2010

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This review is from: Strike Three! (Chip Hilton Sports) (Paperback)

The series of sports books featuring the Chip Hilton character is about much more than basic athletics and winning the contests. Each book features contests taking place off the court or field, where the realities of life intrude on the playing of games. In this case, there is an underlying tension between the two sides of town. The West Side is generally the affluent side and the South Side is where the people work at blue-collar jobs and some of the men are forced to quit school before graduating from high school in order to support their families.
While Chip lives on the West Side, the untimely death of his father means that he must work in order to help his mother pay the bills and prepare for college. Chip is also by nature a forgiving and understanding person so when there is a conflict with two teammates from the South Side, he tries all he can think of to dampen the hostility and get the team focused. It is not an easy task, the culture is very different on the South Side and Chip is forced to look at things from a different perspective.
All of this is wrapped up in the Valley High baseball team's season as they strive to get into the state tournament and win the state championship. His coach is a man of deep principles that he will not compromise, providing an anchor for Chip and his teammates as they work through the strife.
As is the case with most works of adolescent sports fiction, it is all worked out at the end. Experienced readers know that this is what was going to happen, but the journey there is so well mapped that knowing that fact is irrelevant.