Inside the Park

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

From Andrea Williams, the bestselling author of We Are Family with LeBron James, comes Inside the Park, the story of one young baseball fan’s misadventures when he gets locked in overnight in a pro baseball stadium on the eve of the biggest game of the season.

Inside the Park is an all-new, hilarious, action-packed middle grade tale about Timothy “Pumpsie” Strickland, a baseball-loving twelve-year-old who’s about to step up to the plate for the biggest swing of his life, from Andrea Williams, the New York Times bestselling author of We Are Family with NBA superstar LeBron James.Pumpsie needs a win. Or to be more precise, he needs the Nashville Wildcats to win. Pumpsie’s been waiting his entire life—twelve whole years!—for his favorite team to make it to the playoffs. And this year—finally—they’re just one win away.But when Pumpsie gets accidentally trapped in Lookout Field on the night before the last game of the season, with only a lost dog named Campy for company, it seems like Pumpsie may have accidentally stumbled into the best night of his life. He’s got all the hot dogs he can eat, he can run the bases, use the public address system—heck, he’s even found a way into the team’s state-of-the-art batting cages. For a fan like Pumpsie, it’s a dream come true . . . until his night turns into a nightmare when he realizes he’s not alone in the stadium. Foul plots are brewing beneath Lookout Field, and now it’s on Pumpsie to swallow his fears, gum up his courage, and swing for the fences if he wants to save the Wildcat’s post-season chances.Inside the Park is a fun-filled, action-packed slice of wish fulfillment that’s perfect for fans of Mike Lupica and Tim Green, or perfect for any kid who’s ever closed their eyes and imagined stepping up to the plate with the game tied and the season on the line.

About the Author

Andrea Williams is an author, journalist, and editor. Though she currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and four children, Andrea’s heart will always remain in her hometown of Kansas City, Missouri.