Casey lives with his father and grandfather in NJ at the "third best" umpire school in the nation,Behind the Plate (there are only three umpire schools in the nation!). At Behind the Plate, the umpires are taught that the rules are the rules and you call it with confidence. When Casey stumbles upon a potential mind-blowing story to write and print in his school's newspaper, he discovers that a story may have different angles, not like umpiring where there is one right angle for viewing the play. Maybe he can apply this new perspective in his own life concerning his mother who left him and his father for another man.
This story contains many opportunities for discussion: middle school, integrity in journalism, substance abuse, divorce.
*Highly recommend.
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