Team Players (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481410076)

Cassie must learn that you can't "fix" someone else after a girl with Aspergers joins her softball team in the fourth and final book of the Home Team series from New York Times bestselling author and sports-writing legend Mike Lupica.

Cassie Bennett is great at being in charge. She always knows what to do to lead her teams to victory, keep her many groups of friends together, or fix any problem that comes her way. So when Sarah Milligan, an autistic girl with unreal softball skills, joins Cassie's team, Cassie's sure she can help her fit in with the team.

But before long it's obvious that being around so many people is really hard for Sarah, and the more Cassie tries to reach out and involve her, the more Sarah pushes her away, sometimes literally. It doesn't help that Cassie's teammates aren't as interested in helping Sarah as they are in making sure they make it to the new softball All-Star Tournament that'll be televised just like the Little League World Series.

Soon no one seems to even want Sarah on the team anymore besides Cassie, and the harder Cassie tries to bring everyone together, the worse things seem to get. Cassie Bennett never backs down from a challenge, but can she realize that maybe the challenge isn't fixing a problem in someone else, but in herself? Or will her stubbornness lead her to lose more than just softball games?

Author: Mike Lupica
ISBN-10: 1481410075
ISBN-13: 9781481410076
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 04/03/2018
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 194393 / Team Players


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2018
School Library Journal 04/01/2018 pg. 120
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 82 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw