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Sliding Home
by Joyce Grant
Fearing for his father in violent El Salvador, a young baseball player finds help from his community.
Miguel hasn't missed El Salvador since arriving in North America with his mother and sister. But with his father still in El Salvador and gangs shaking down the old neighbourhood, life isn't easy for Miguel.
When his father's situation becomes critical, Miguel becomes desperate to bring him to North America. But he can't even afford to join his baseball team on a road game — how can his family possibly pay his father's way? A solution comes from Miguel's teammate, who proposes a big baseball fundraiser. As the team learns about the hard realities some new immigrant kids face, Miguel and his family learn to trust their neighbours and teammates.
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"When they finally learn that his father is able to come to Canada, they have to find the money for his flight. Miguel opens up to his teammates, and they come up with a plan: a community fundraiser and exhibition ball game, where each of the Blues can offer his or her resources to make it a success. Miguel and his teammates have learned what is possible through teamwork."
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CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
2018
Subjects (BISAC)
JUVENILE FICTION / Business, Careers, Occupations, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Depression & Mental Illness, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration, Immigration & Refugees, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball
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Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Fiction: Immigrant, Juvenile Fiction: Realistic Fiction, Juvenile Fiction: Sports, Juvenile Fiction: Sports: Baseball
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