01325oam 2200289z- 450 991016267990332120230913112557.01-62536-070-3(CKB)3710000001044253(BIP)029359969(EXLCZ)99371000000104425320210505c2013uuuu -u- -engJerry on the LineSeabrooke Books1 online resource (132 p.) 1-4401-8766-5 Fourth-grader Jerry Johnson loves soccer and dreams of being a star someday like his hero Pele until the telephone rings as he's leaving for the playground and second-grader, Sherita complicates his life and his game. He likes her but she asks too many questions and makes him late to the playground until she causes him to lose his latchkey freedom AND his soccer games. Jerry finds himself on the line...in more ways than one!"A light-hearted yet realistic story...Should both entertain and encourage its reader."- Kirkus ReviewsShortlisted for 1993 Sequoia, 1994 Maryland and West Virginia AwardsChildren's fictionSoccerFriendshipLatchkey childrenJuvenile fictionBOOK9910162679903321Jerry on the Line3598925UNINA