I got this book for my 11-year old daughter. These are her thoughts about it.

All in all, this was a great book! I really enjoyed learning some Urdu words, but I think that they would make this a hard book for struggling readers. I found Jordan and Bilal's situations very sad, and I did not like the real reason "Baba" had to stay in Pakistan. I was glad when he was finally able to see Bilal. I also thought it was sad that Bilal couldn't have any contact with his best friend for a year. I found Henry very rude. I kind of liked Akash. I think that my 8-year old brother wouldn't quite understand this book yet, but I think he'll like it when he's around 10.

Loved it. I love the reading and baseball, so this story was a perfect fit. I shared the book with my son and he fell in love with book and wanted me to find more by this author and in this genre. The story draws you in and it allows you to see into the eyes of children who are immigrants to this country and the struggles that they deal with. Perfect book for the middle grade boy who want to read about sports and will show them how similiar all children, even those not like them, to themselves.