Rookie of the year
By: Phil Bildner ; pictures by Tim Probert
Contributors: Probert, Tim, ill
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780374301347
Subjects: Schools; Best friends; Juvenile fiction; People with disabilities; Friendship
Description: Just when they think they've got the hang of things, Rip and Red find that fifth grade continues to challenge them in head-spinning ways. Tiki, a new girl whose Egyptian dad is an animal-rights activist, has just joined their class. She's charismatic, funny and she's got game! Rip has his world turned upside down as Tiki proves to be tough competition on the Clifton United basketball teamand leads a rebellion against the lousy new food service in the school cafeteria. Red a kid on the autism spectrum is struggling with the upheavals as well. But as these two funky and funny best friends discover, sometimes radical change is the right move, on the court and off.
Notes: 456 Childrens Plus, Inc.