Miami Jackson Makes the Play (A Stepping Stone Book)
Gr. 2-4. In this follow-up toMiami Gets ItStraight (2000), school has finally let out, and Miami is off to baseball camp. Miami's best friend, String, and Miami's rival, Destinee Tate, from the previous book, show up at camp, too, along with lively new characters, including Asher, a wildly talented, blind umpire, and Kenneth, a typical bully with a bad attitude. Camp is fun, but there's plenty of friction: Destinee campaigns for coed teams, and Miami teams up with Kenneth to fight the idea, straining his friendship with String. Wise counselor Lincoln reminds the boys about choices, and, in the end, Miami finds his conscience, voting for the coed team and speaking his mind to Kenneth. Humor and authentic dialogue balance the heavy messages in this well-paced chapter book, which raises questions about peer pressure and tolerance. Handsome illustrations by Michael Chesworth show the multicultural cast in action in this entry in the Road to Reading series.Gillian EngbergCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved