A whole new ballgame

By Phil Bildner

Subjects: Friendship, fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education, Schools, fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship, Fiction, Children's fiction, Teachers, fiction, Teachers, JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Basketball, Schools, Best friends, Friendship

Description: Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have a crazy new teacher named Mr. Acevedo who doesn t believe in tests or homework and likes off-the-wall projects, the more "off" the better. They also find themselves with a new basketball coach: Mr. Acevedo! Now Rip is knocked completely out of his comfort zone, and for Red, who has autism, the changes are even more of a struggle. But the boys are a great team who know how to help each other and find ways to make a difference in the classroom and on the court.