Characters from Baseball in April and Other Stories

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Alfonso appears in Broken Chain - This character meets a girl and plans to go on a bike ride with her the day after they meet.

Jesse and Michael appears in Baseball in April - These characters are nine and eleven years old, respectively. They go to Little League tryouts and perform for the assembled coaches.

Luis appears in Two Dreamers - This person is born in Jalapa, Mexico, and emigrates to the United States in his late twenties, presumably circa 1958.

Veronica Solisappears in Barbie - This person lives with her...
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