
A high-interest sports novel from the author of Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America.Ten-year-old Elijiah Breeze, a.k.a. 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 ba...
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Lexile Measure: 600L
Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Press (June 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0439671973
ISBN-13: 978-0439671972
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1 x 8.8 inches
Amazon Rank: 2083412
Format: PDF ePub Text djvu book
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This book is on the state's summer reading list. My son selected this book and he loved it. He conveyed that the plot was great. He finished it in no time. In his "hard to please eyes" the book ranks high on his list! The book kept his attention and ...
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.