Thumb on a Diamond

Leon now known by his nickname Thumb and his best friend Susan love theirtiny remote fishing village wedged between the sea and the mountains. It isbeautiful pe... » 

Leon now known by his nickname Thumb and his best friend Susan love theirtiny remote fishing village wedged between the sea and the mountains. It isbeautiful peaceful and very boring. So Thumb and Susan come up with aningenious plan to form a baseball team win the regional title and qualify tobe sent to the championships in Vancouver courtesy of the school board. Nevermind that none of the villages children have ever played baseball before.Never mind that there are no other teams to compete with. Never mind that thevillage is not even wide enough for a baseball diamond. With a lot of ingenuityand a little grownup help the New Auckland Beavers go into training and startpacking their bags. But what will happen when they get to Vancouver? KenRobertss witty portrait of the droll gently subversive villagers of NewAuckland makes this book a welcome sequel to its acclaimed predecessor. «