Bat 6 By Virginia Euwer Wolff

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Some people believe that Pearl Harbor is a nonsense thing that happened and that it wasn't so much of a big deal, but I believe that Pearl Harbor is a big deal and it's full of moments that will take your breath away and some that you will remember for a lifetime. The book Bat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolff, is a book about two schools battling out for a softball game, the girls on each team have been waiting for this moment since they were little. Yet when the day comes a big secret is revealed about one of the girls on the team. This book is an ok book, it's got a lot going on with the characters, and the stuff that's going on about Pearl Harbor. Like I said it's ok but I wouldn't read it again. Obviously, the book bat 6 is an ok book but

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