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My nomination:

Hothead by Cal Ripkin, Jr. Realistic Fiction Nominated by Luke Zides

In this great book called __Hothead__, Connor Sullivan, the main character wants to be the best baseball player who ever lived. The thing is that in the middle of every game Connor always has little meltdowns. So coach gives Connor one last warning. If he throws one more meltdown in a game he's off the team. Connor's family is going through a hard time and it is effecting him. Connor learns how to deal with the hard stuff at home, and the difficult plays on the field.

I nominated this book because I love baseball and Cal Ripken, Jr.. Connor is like a lot of kids playing baseball that need to learn how to be good sports. Baseball is like life and this book shows you how some days and games don't go the way you want them to, but then the next day or game could be a homerun. You need to know not to give up and try your best. It also had some funny parts which cracked me up. Read Hothead!