{"product_id":"the-rhino-in-right-field-paperback","title":"The Rhino in Right Field - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStacy Dekeyser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Laugh-out-loud fun...A winner in every way.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Funny and good-hearted.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA boy who loves baseball must get past his hard-working immigrant parents--and the rhino in the outfield--to become a batboy in this laugh-out-loud middle grade novel in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Sandlot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNick wants to change his life. For twelve years, he's done what his hard-working, immigrant parents want him to do. Now he's looking for his own American dream and he thinks he's found it. The local baseball team is having a batboy contest, and Nick wants to win. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the contest is on a Saturday--the day Nick has to work in his father's shop. There's one other tiny--well, not so tiny--problem. A 2,000-pound rhinoceros named Tank. Nick and his friends play ball in the city zoo--and Tank lives just beyond the right field fence. Nick's experience getting the ball out of Tank's pen has left him frozen with fear whenever a fly ball comes his way. How's a lousy fielder going to win the contest? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNick practices every day with his best friend, Ace, and a new girl who has an impressive throwing arm  But that's not enough--to get to the contest, Nick has to lie to his parents and blackmail his uncle. All while dodging the school bully, who's determined to win even by playing dirty. Nick will need to keep his eye on the ball in this fast, funny story about a game that can throw you some curveballs--just like life\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStacy DeKeyser is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rhino in Right Field\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Bank Street Book of the Year, received a starred review from \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, and was on seven state reading lists; \u003ci\u003eHow to Catch a Polar Bear\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Brixen Witch\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Chicago Library Best of the Best book and received two starred reviews; and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eOne Witch at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the young adult novel \u003ci\u003eJump the Cracks\u003c\/i\u003e and two nonfiction books for young readers. She lives in Connecticut with her family. To learn more, visit her online at StacyDeKeyser.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rhino in Right Field\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760564830496,"sku":"9781534406278","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/969161d36ace6c3a457d50c1286c26bc.webp?v=1780183435","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-rhino-in-right-field-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}