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.