by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
This book has it all: brothers, sisters, baseball, teamwork, acting, and blackmail.
The Hatfords, 4 brothers, and the McCoys, 3 sisters, live on opposite sides of the Buckman River and have been feuding since the McCoys moved in.
But eventually the Hatfords and McCoys need to work together. Can 6th graders Jake Hatford and Eddie McCoy work together and lead their baseball team to the championship? Can 2nd grader Peter Hatford, and 4th graders Wally Hatford and Caroline McCoy perform a play together that Caroline has written for extra credit?
Oh yeah, there is a little bit of blackmail too. The McCoys have found a photo album filled with embarrassing photos of the Hatford boys. Think diapers on big kids. Can the Hatford boys work with the McCoy girls even though they are threatening to show the pictures at school?
Boys in Control is one book in a series of 11 books starring the Hatford boys and the McCoy girls. It is neither the first (The Boys Start the War) nor the last (Who Won the War?) in the series. This book provides enough background information to allow you to understand it without having read the previous books.
Published: 2003
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Reading Level: Fifth Grade
Locations: Class Library, School Library, Public Library, Amazon
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