very good for people who like to play sports. it is about a girl that wants to play baseball but the girls at her school play softball because the school only lets girls play softball and boys play softball. Does she get to play baseball? You can only find out if you read the book. so read it, it is good

Every bit of this book was predictable.

Joelle comes from a baseball family and has always played baseball herself, but when her family moves to Iowa, she's informed that girls are not allowed to play baseball in her school district; their only option is softball. Joelle is furious and frustrated because the sports are not the same, and she's tired of everyone telling her she should just play softball and get over it. She's not about to take softball for an answer, though, and sets out to find a way she can play her favorite sport. Along the way she encounters a ton of bureaucratic red tape, resentment and snide comments from fellow students, anger from coaches, and doubt from every sector possible. Plus she has to deal with a new school, new kids, and a popular girl driving her crazy. She also finds friends and allies, though, and learns just what determination can get you.

Disclaimer: the author is a good friend. I really enjoyed this, even though I'm about as far from a sporty girl as you can get, and I'll admit I skimmed all the baseball action. The representation of local bureaucracy and pushback from every sector was unfortunately totally believable, and thus this offers a good game plan for any student who has a similar passion and wants to find a solution. Joelle is not always likable in her single-minded determination, which makes her trample on her friends a bit, but she does come to realize her flaws and try to amend them. I'd recommend this to anyone trying to push something through local bureaucracy.

Of course my initial interest in this book was baseball. Sliding into Home is about so much more! It’s about family, friendship, determination — and, okay, it’s about Girl Power.

I can relate in so many ways!

I feel like this plot is overused.

And maybe there's a good reason but ik just saying it's the fifth book with that plot and seventh piece of media in general that I've come across

Joelle Cunningham has just moved from Minneapolis to Greendale, Iowa. She plays baseball and would rather play it than any other game, even softball. But in Greendale there are no baseball teams for girls and Joelle is out to change that. When she can’t change the school board she starts her own all girl league - but it’s easier said than done!

I learned it is hard to move to a different school because a lot of things change. I also learned most of the things change for the best and if not, then you can change things if you really have to. This book inspired me because its about a girl who knows what she likes and she stands up for herself. It's good that she likes baseball; we should get more girls into baseball.

It's REALLY nice!!!
Anyways, no comment.

THIS IS LITERALLY MY FAVORITE BOOK EVER. I still read it, although it's below my reading level. If you love baseball like me, then it's a great book to read just for fun!

this is a really good book!!! i actually read this on my baseball camp, and one of the places we went was in iowa!

it is a awesome book