At eleven years, Alexander is already over six feet tall and tired of being teased about his height and lack of enthusiasm for basketball. He is always the last person to be picked for any team game. Self-doubts begin to disappear, however, as the talent for visual co-ordination evident in his love of drawing, is nurtured by a coach who recognises his potential for a different sport: baseball. This is a sympathetic and engaging portrait of the peer pressures on a young boy; a fast and straightforward story (with occasional black and white illustration) that will appeal to reluctant readers.