Safe at Home by Sharon Robinson
Ten-year-old Elijiah Breeze, aka Jumper, is having the hardest summer of his life. His father has just died; his mother has moved them from the suburbs to New York City's Harlem area; and he has to spend the summer at baseball camp. Basketball is Jumper's game. He doesn't know anything about baseball, or city life, or how to keep going without his dad. Jumper struggles in his new life, but he's encouraged by the support of his coach and his grandma's wisdom. He finds out it is possible to start over in a new place with new people - and still hold on to what's important from his past.Sharon Robinson is a fiction and nonfiction author who is the daughter of baseball icon Jackie Robinson. JACKIE'S NINE: BECOMING YOUR BEST SELF and PROMISES TO KEEP: HOW JACKIE ROBINSON CHANGED AMERICA are two of her best-selling nonfiction books about her father.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780439671989 |
| ISBN 10 | 0439671981 |
| Title | Safe at Home |
| Author | Sharon Robinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2007-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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