Jay Carl Rehak

Sideline Jay Carl Rehak

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. The first in a series, Sideline, Book One, will take 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 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.