Download or read book On the Ball written by Brian Pinkney and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-01-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Owen loves playing ball. But it doesn't always "love" him back. And after a particularly disastrous day on the field, Owen is benched. He is feeling so low that he doesn't even notice the ball rolling through a hole in the fence until it's gotten away. In his effort to get it back, he discovers that he has more skills than he realizes.