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A Long Pitch Home
Contributor(s): Lorenzi, Natalie Dias (Author)
ISBN: 1580898262     ISBN-13: 9781580898263
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2018
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Alternative Family
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 740
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
- Religious Orientation - Islamic
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 182415
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
A sensitive and endearing middle grade novel about a young Pakistani immigrant adjusting to his new life in contemporary America

Ten-year-old Bilal liked his life back home in Pakistan. He was a star on his cricket team. But when his father suddenly sends the family to live with their aunt and uncle in America, nothing is familiar. While Bilal tries to keep up with his cousin Jalaal by joining a baseball league and practicing his English, he wonders when his father will join the family in Virginia. Maybe if Bilal can prove himself on the pitcher's mound, his father will make it to see him play.

But playing baseball means navigating relationships with the guys, and with Jordan, the only girl on the team--the player no one but Bilal wants to be friends with.