Inspired by Derek Jeter\'s own life, Fair Ball is the fourth middle grade novel in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing Program and focuses on the theme "the world isn\'t always fair." Life isn\'t always fair.
It\'s so unFair With the championship at stake and finals looming, Derek needs to stay focused or risk everything..
What\'s going on? Doesn\'t he want to be Derek\'s friend anymore? Derek is so distracted by his problems with Dave that he makes a mistake in the outfield during a key play--and his team loses the game.
But when his best friend Dave starts to act strangely, ignoring Derek and canceling their plans, his summer isn\'t looking quite so fun.
Maybe this year he\'ll get better grades than Gary.
Sure, there are finals to study for first, but Derek doesn\'t mind.
School is almost out, his baseBall team is competing in the Westwood Little League Playoffs, and then he\'ll head to his grandparents\' house for the summer.
Derek has a lot to look forward to.
You have to hang in there and keep after it, not get down and give up.
You can\'t control that, but you can control how you think and act when things don\'t go your way.
Inspired by Derek Jeter\'s own life, Fair Ball is the fourth middle grade novel in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing Program and focuses on the theme "the world isn\'t always fair." Life isn\'t always fair
