{"product_id":"hit-miss-9781481423168","title":"Hit \u0026 Miss","description":"The second middle grade book in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Jeter Publishing imprint, \u003ci\u003eHit \u0026amp; Miss\u003c\/i\u003e is a baseball novel inspired by the youth of legendary sports icon and role model Derek Jeter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Just try to make solid contact, stay level and in control. Positive thoughts only, right?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat's the advice Derek's father gives him about batting--and a lot more. It seems that Little League season is here. Throughout the long Michigan winter, Derek thought that Opening Day might never come. Now at last he can pursue his dream of one day playing shortstop for the New York Yankees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs luck would have it, he's on the Red Sox this year, and they seem to have more talent than the Tigers, the team he was on when last season ended in disappointment. His best friend, Vijay, is with him again, and Derek gets the same number--13 --that his father wore in college. Now if the new kid with the chauffeur turns out to be a player, well, the Red Sox might just win it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as Derek finds out, both baseball and life are hard. Before the season is over, he'll break out of a slump, bring his teammates closer together, learn a new sport, solve the mystery of why his sister Sharlee seems so quiet, and suffer the consequences for violating \"The Contract\" he had signed with his parents. Before he can move closer to his dream, there are many lessons to be learned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481423168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e174802 \/ Hit \u0026amp; Miss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Derek Jeter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36652961202332,"sku":"9781481423168","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_df482f4b-65a8-48d9-a11d-5dbee31dbf11.jpg?v=1603880798","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hit-miss-9781481423168","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}