In despair over his basketball team's prospects with his father as coach, fifth-grader Nutty goes to his genius friend William for help and finds more success than he ever thought possible.
Trying to hold onto the newfound stability of his life in a foster home, thirteen-year-old David worries about the growing moodiness of his guardian Paul and the fluctuating fortunes of his Pony League baseball team.
An African-American boy from Los Angeles has some trouble fitting in with the twelve-and-under basketball team in his new, mostly-white neighborhood in Angel Park.
The players on his summer league baseball team, the Scrappers, have some talent, but Wilson is discouraged because they have an attitude problem and trouble working together as a team.
Eight-year-old Brad tries to follow his father's advice so he can be a good baseball player, but his best friend Warren, a.k.a "Butter, " is the one who helps him with his game.
Having failed to get their applications in for the middle school summer baseball league, Robbie and Trent scramble to find a sponsor, a coach, and enough players to form their own team.
