Sliding Into Home - Softcover

Butler, Dori Hillestad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561453412 ISBN 13: 9781561453412

Publisher: Peachtree Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

It's not fair! Thirteen-year-old Joelle Cunningham is passionate about baseball. But when her family moves to the small town of Greendale, Iowa, she quickly discovers that there are strict rules preventing her from playing on the school baseball team.
At Hoover Middle School, only boys play baseball. Girls play softball. Joelle tries to tell everyone they're not the same sport. But no one is listening. Not Coach Carlyle who doesn't want her on his team even though his baseball team is at the bottom of the league. Not Ms. Fenner, the softball coach who wants Joelle to use her big league swing on the girls' team. Not even Jason, her older brother, who is too busy at college to be of much help.
But Joelle is determined to play baseball. Through some creative problem-solving and surprising alliances, she finds a solution to her dilemma that brings the disputing sides together...and baseball to the girls of Greendale.
Author Dori Butler has created a high-spirited, indomitable character that young girls will admire and root for in this story of frustrated ambition and ultimate triumph.

About this title

Review:

"Joelle is a well-drawn character, sometimes unsure of her place in the scheme of things, and at other times ready to take on the world.... Breezy and fast-paced, with a feminist slant."

"The well-paced plot will engage readers, who will be moved by the story of a young teen who stands up for what she believes and goes after what she wants."

"Filled with realistic emotions and dialogue, this involving tale has just the right amount of baseball action....a winning story that will appeal to many readers."

About the Author:

Dori Hillestad Butler is the author of over fifty works of fiction and nonfiction for young readers. She has also published stories for children in magazines such as Highlights for Children, Cricket, Spider, Children's Digest, and Child Life. Butler is the children's book review columnist for the Cedar Rapids Gazette. She lives in Iowa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1561453412
• ISBN 13: 9781561453412
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224