Hank Aaron is a famous baseball player that many looks up to in 1960s. He started just like any black child in the 1920s. He was treated badly, but he ignored them and went to become a baseball player. He beat Babe Ruth's 700 home run record by 15 more. He got elected into the hall of fame in 1982 and became the last African American to play in the major leagues.

This is a chain of letters about Hank Aaron and a boy named Michael talking together in 2003 about Hank’s baseball history and life. They live in two different kinds of houses. Hank lives in a giant mansion from the money he earned during his baseball career. Michael is very curious about Hank Aaron from the talk of the other neighbors. He finds out that he can send him some letters to find about him. Only that Hank answers a specific amount of letters. He sends him one letter first and then waits to see if he will answer back. The characters are fictional, but the information about Hank Aaron is factual.

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How to Be Hank Aaron  
by Justin

• Be good in all different kinds of sports in elementary school

• Get inspired into baseball by Jackie Robinson in your first baseball game

• Combine your score with your brother named Tommie and score the most home runs when young

• Play baseball when you have time and then do homework second.

• Quit high school and start playing for $10 per game on the Black Bears then joined the Indianapolis Clowns for $200 a month then was traded to the big leagues Braves for $10,000.

• Win Sally league's Most Valuable Player award then get married to the person who gives you the award

• Win the World Cup and beat Babe Ruth’s home run record with 715 homeruns

• Get elected into the Hall of Fame in 1982 and be the last black league player to play in the major league

• Divorce your wife and get married to Billye Williams and then retire from your baseball career

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