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Fifth grade is one wild ride in this illustrated middle grade novel about two best friendsthe first book in the funny and engaging Rip and Red series.

Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have an eccentric new tattooed teacher named Mr. Acevedo, who doesn''t believe in tests or homework and who likes off-the-wall projects, the more off the better. And guess who''s also their new basketball coach? Mr. Acevedo! Easy-going Rip is knocked completely out of his comfort zone. And for Red, who has autism and really needs things to be exactly a certain way, the changes are even more of a struggle. But together these two make a great duo who know how to help each otherand find ways to make a differencein the classroom and on the court.

With an energetic and authentic story from author Phil Bildner and dynamic black-and-white illustrations from Tim Probert, A Whole New Ballgame is a fresh, fun book about sc

A Whole New Ballgame

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    A Paperback / softback by Phil Bildner

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      Publisher St Martin's Press
      Published 12 July 2016
      ISBN-13 9781250079763
      978-1250079763
      ISBN-10 1250079764

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Fifth grade is one wild ride in this illustrated middle grade novel about two best friendsthe first book in the funny and engaging Rip and Red series.

      Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have an eccentric new tattooed teacher named Mr. Acevedo, who doesn''t believe in tests or homework and who likes off-the-wall projects, the more off the better. And guess who''s also their new basketball coach? Mr. Acevedo! Easy-going Rip is knocked completely out of his comfort zone. And for Red, who has autism and really needs things to be exactly a certain way, the changes are even more of a struggle. But together these two make a great duo who know how to help each otherand find ways to make a differencein the classroom and on the court.

      With an energetic and authentic story from author Phil Bildner and dynamic black-and-white illustrations from Tim Probert, A Whole New Ballgame is a fresh, fun book about sc

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