Balletball historical fiction and fresh revelations about characters’

and fresh revelations about characters’ hidden connections to each other and to the plague itself

Abbott and the movie-monster books he loved to check out from the school library

The book leaps from its safe perch to the boy

Even the songbirds [hush] to listen

Balletball historical fiction and fresh revelations about characters’By: Erin Dionne Illustrated by: Gillian Flint Baseball is nothing like ballet. Or is it? Nini hates baseball. She hates that baseball is not ballet. She especially hates that Mom signed her up to play and now she's stuck with the sport. Nini just can't bring herself to participate. Not even her teammates' disappointment will change her feelings. A pep talk from her coach and some sparkly shoelaces help a little. When Nini makes a game winning catch