Bat 6
... Bat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolff is a story about two schools in two small cities in Oregon with a 50-year-old tradition, where the sixth grade girls play an annual baseball game. ... The girls of the schools share their points of view about the game (also known as “The Bat 6 Game”), their families and friends, and their feelings about World War II. The Bat 6 game started in the spring of 1899 as a girls’ baseball competition between Bear Creek and Barlow Road Grade Schools. Many enjoyed the competition, and soon Bat 6 became a tradition. ... The Bat 6 game of 1949 1949, though—it marked the 50th year anniversary of the game. ... The 50th annual Bat 6 game is less than nine months away. ... She makes many friends and prepares for the Bat 6 game.