Way Over the Line

Aliens exist. And they play baseball!Middle-schooler Jessie Campbell loves baseball, but he's terrified of the ball. He can make spectacular running catches, but if a ball is hit right at him, he ducks out of the way. And forget about batting. When he and his best friend, Ryder Gonzalez, are abducted by aliens, they learn the aliens took Ryder to play on their team in a huge intergalactic Over the Line tournament. Jessie is simply along for the ride.Jessie soon learns this won’t be a simple spectator sport. He needs to deal with otherworldly horrors such as space pirates and, even worse, actually participating on the field. With the help of Ryder, his alien teammates, a cute girl from another planet, and even Mickey Martell, the best baseball player in the Universe, Jessie must learn to push away his fears and focus on learning how to better play the game—both mentally and physically.And if all of that wasn’t pressure enough, there are also whisperings that he may be the fabled Chosen One, destined to bring the championship to his team… Read more