| Safe at Home Contributor(s): Lupica, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142414603 ISBN-13: 9780142414606 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: Feeling he doesn't belong with his foster parents, 12-year-old Nick Crandall also feels he shouldn't be catcher for the varsity baseball team. But Nick needs to prove himself wrong--that he does, indeed, belong. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 960 |
| Series: Comeback Kids Novels (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.1" W x 7.64" (0.34 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 124432 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From #1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica Nick Crandall feels like he doesn't belong anywhere. He doesn't fit in with his new foster parents. They don't know the first thing about sports - and he's not exactly the model student they want him to be. It's only a matter of time until they realize he's not the right kid for them. And Nick certainly doesn't belong playing varsity baseball. He's only twelve years old His teammates want a catcher their own age. But Nick needs to prove that he belongs - to his parents, to his team, and to himself. |