Sideline

Narrated by award winning performer Susan Salidor, Sideline is the first in a five part series. It's the first day of summer, and Emma, "Sideline" Rockland, the poorest fifth grader in economically depressed Elyria Heights, Ohio, is hungry. With her petty-criminal parents nowhere to be found, Emma "Sideline" borrows $ 3.67 from Big Steve, the local grocer, and begins a business career that will make her the richest sixth grader in town by the fall. Sideline, Book One, takes middle grade readers on an adventure through the world of a young person determined to not only survive, but thrive. Readers will enjoy each page as Sideline, ever the entrepreneur, builds a secret personal fortune that she uses to help her family as well as a wide group of friends from all walks of life. 

It’s the beginning of sixth grade at Elyria Heights Elementary School, and almost everyone thinks Emma “Sideline” Rockland is as poor as she looks. But appearances can be deceiving. Sideline has just had the summer of her life, starting successful businesses that are secretly making her $10,000 per month.